Hi, I'm about halfway through the book and have implemented the forward lean, keeping arms "short" and pumping to the rear. Keep joints and muscles relaxed and open to the "chi". I just started running in August. Prior to that, I loathed it, and therefore never even considered triathlons even though I was a decent swimmer.

I Borrowed the book from library 3 weeks ago, really interesting concepts. At first I thought it was going to be fluffy hippy metaphysical garb, but it is by far the best running book I've read. I've been reading every book and magazine out there and Chi Running is written very well.

My bf is an experienced triathlete/personal trainer and even he is intrigued. He skipped ahead of where I am in the book and told me about the theory of running sideways up hills to use your other muscles (inner and outer thighs) and save your main muscles (hamstrings and quads) for the flat sections. Like you have a secret reserve of muscles to tap into and give your regular muscles a break. I haven't tried this yet but it makes perfect sense.

Ok about the hippy metaphysical part, a good portion of the book consists of mental exercises and calling upon Chi and Eastern philosophies. But let's face it, this sport is more than just brute force, it IS mental. I feel like I can run forever now, am up to 10K no problem. Not very fast, but I place halfway in my age division in my short career. Recommend reading this book to everyone.