Question

I have a dilemma. April 10th there is a ChiRunning workshop in Ann Arbor that I want to go to. Forgetting the $125 that I don’t have, I have an 11 mile long run day. Should I be going to this now? No way can I miss that run this close to the race so I would move it to Saturday to make the class on Sunday. It would mean missing my 5 mile pace run though.

I’m not sure that I am going to be changing my form so close to a race, but the class isn’t coming back for a while.

Thoughts?

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10 Responses to “Question”

  1. Dianna
    March 29th, 2005 13:52
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    Go to the session. Switch the long run to Saturday and don’t worry about the 5 miler. The changes you may make to your form will most likely help you…and if my most recent race is any indicator, you will resort to your previous form when/if you get tired during your race. Even the small changes I have made to my form were helpful, not hurtful.

  2. jeff
    March 29th, 2005 13:55
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    i’d take a real close look at the content of the workshop. if they have a syllabus posted, read through that and see if there’s anything in it that a DVD or book wouldn’t cover.

    personally, at $125, i’d pass.

  3. Dawn (aka Pink Lady)
    March 29th, 2005 14:14
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    Tough call - $125 is like a new pair of shoes or a couple of new outfits…lol.

  4. susan
    March 29th, 2005 14:27
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    I would go–but that’s because I really want to know more about form and avoiding injuries (I have the book, but I have the feeling the session is more involved and helpful.)

  5. Reba
    March 29th, 2005 16:23
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    I’m with Dianna, you can afford to miss a short run but NOT a long one during training, and especially this close. Jeff too is right, a closer look at the syllabus may prevent you feeling like you’ve wasted time and money though. Okay, so glad I could say everything the other, far wiser people already shared! LMBO :)

  6. Bex
    March 29th, 2005 23:36
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    The workshop looks really interesting, so I’d sacrifice the 5-miler. I would like to attend a ChiRunning workshop as well, and there is a 2-day one in Washington, D.C. in June. But the $250 price tag is a bit rich for my blood.

    By the way, what does ChiRunning actually look like?

  7. jack
    March 30th, 2005 01:08
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    If you really think the workshop has something for you I would skip the 5-miler (or combine it with your 11 mile run:-)

  8. Rachel
    March 30th, 2005 08:34
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    I’m with the majority. Do the run another day, learn some Chi Running techniques while you have the chance. There’s nothing like learning from real people.

  9. warren
    March 30th, 2005 10:09
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    Do the workshop, if you can afford it. Your running schedule needs to be flexible to your real life demands, or else you’ll just end up resenting it.

    As you said, though, I wouldn’t try to change your style right before a race.

  10. Ali
    March 30th, 2005 14:46
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    Your running schedule can be moved around, I do think $125 is expensive though.

    Running Blogs are great, I’d never heard of Chi Running until last week. Now I am thinking of buying the book …

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