Quote Originally Posted by OakLeaf View Post
+1 on Chi Running and not too much shoe. If you don't get started with the built-up shoes then you don't have to wean yourself off them.
++1 on Chi running. I took a workshop a couple of weeks ago and am absolutely AMAZED at how I am now running without the usual aches & pains. If you can find a workshop, go for it & consider it your running coach!

I used to have hamstring, hip, lower back, knee and even arm pain (being too tensed up probably because of the other pains! ) Last week I ran a 10K for the first time ever, outdoors on a trail. I figured I'd pay for it big time the next morning - and nothing. My leg muscles definitely knew they'd been used in a different manner from cycling, but after I moved around a bit I was fine.

Oh, and I just turned 56 & have arthritis in many joints - mainly knee and lower back. I can't say enough about Chi running.