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The Pose Method is a way of running that’s a little different than most of us use. It’s also different than my gym teacher taught me in my jogging class.

Mark, over at Passion for Running, uses the Pose Method and described what it feels like:

• A Passion for Running » describing the sensation of ‘lightness’

He said,

“Do you know the feeling of lightly touching on stairs as you go down them? There is that fine line between going too slow — when your feet begin landing more heavy and flat-footed — and going that speed where they just tightly touch the stairs.”

“That’s what Pose Method runners try for — that kind of quickness and lightness.”

With all I’ve read about the Pose Method, I’ve never heard it described like this before. This simple description makes me want to try changing my method of running in order to feel this sensation.

You can find out more about the Pose Method here:

• POSE METHOD® – by Dr.Nicholas Romanov

• Pose Running Technique introduced by Try My Sport.