DRHM 2015 CHENNAI - 26 JUL 2015 - 21.1K & 10K Issue 3 - 1 5 Apr 2015 Hurry… DRHM2015 Training Injuries are citied as one of the main reasons why many first time runners of a race, lose The date for ‘Early Bird’ Dream Runners, an interest in continuing ‘running’. However, this & the ‘Loyalty Offer’ enthusiastic runners group, training, by addressing such concerns, has pioneered the concept of helped many ‘non-runners’ to take up running registration is changed structured training for the as a passion. to 25th April. Don’t miss ‘Runners of Chennai’ in the It is a matter of pride to know that many such the opportunity. year 2013, for the first runners who learnt the art of running here, have time in Chennai. —X— gone on to be podium finishers, if not winning Put on your thinking cap the races itself. 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On the day of the run, I had the fear that I wouldn’t finish the - Anantaajith Raghuram run; I did complete with what I considered a poor timing, but nevertheless, the achievement was one How Running Has Helped Me to be proud of. It gave me a sense and feeling of accomplishment; success, which I had not tasted too Running – quite the perfect often – and of course, I was happy to receive my and joyous sport to maintain first running medal. A few months later, I took physical fitness. I started it part in the DRHM 2014, after a few runs in around mid 2013 in the hope between – those runs seemed inconsequential, of reducing weight – my considering all I had in mind was to better my weight was something I felt previous timings from those races – I was greatly bad about myself – like many helped by the fact that the Dream Runners others. It seemed a bad idea at first – panting for conducted different methods of training. I managed 500 meters didn’t do justice to waking up at 5 in to finish the 10K in the DRHM easily with an the morning. This is what happened for quite a few improved timing of 1 hour 03 minutes and I learnt days, probably a month or more. I then slowly another life lesson through it – without realized it was worth it – there had been perseverance, life just seems existent but in reality, recognizable weight loss, which meant the main aim is nonexistent. Over just a year or so, with the had been achieved. I had been playing only cricket help of my parents, relatives, my coach (Elango sir) for physical fitness and building stamina till then, and my fellow runners, I have gained confidence to but running had given me an equally effective complete 10K in about 50 minutes which I consider option for increasing my capacity to maintain both, a special personal accomplishment. which had an indirect and positive effect on my cricketing career – it had now exceeded my own I would like to conclude by saying that running not expectations. only helped me achieve some goals, but also taught me certain life lessons. Not to forget, it is quite Running had given me more pros than I ever unique and great fun running with my family (be it imagined; this motivated me to continue running and cousins, uncles, aunt, brother or parents) and with aim for longer distances. The first major recognized members from my running group who have now run was the Wipro Chennai Marathon 2013 in which become my extended family. WWW.DREAMRUNNERS.IN PAGE 2 15 APR 2015 Runner Of The Fortnight Expert’s Corner - Ash Nath - Nirmala Bhat Improve your Running Form. Say Goodbye to Injuries. Our runner of the fortnight is a so/ Statistics reflect that annually nearly determined lady from 65% of runners experience some form of running related injury that Boat club dream affects their training. In fact, most runners chapter . runners view a running related injury Meet Ms.Nirmala as a “vocational hazard” and simply Bhat - Mother , wife, accept it. Worse is how a runner marathon or 10k or any distance, daughter in law , she typically approaches his running irrespective of sex, age or experience career as most attempt to return back dons on many hats of of the runner. aggressively after an injury, almost to fitness with ease too. Nirmala, has been make up for lost time. And sadly this Point is that without proper running consciously treading the path of fitness usually results in a relapse. form, any added distance or more with her rou?ne of yoga and walking speed work, only increases our for the last eight years. Inspired to Common injuries relate to the ankles, likelihood for injury. Every time there knees, hips, and even our back and stretch her limits , this 52 year old took is a race around the corner, I see neck. Most doctors lay blame for runners register with Coaches to train to running 4 years ago with her maiden such injuries on the sport of running them to run faster. 5Km at Pinkathon. and its common to hear them advice a runner to reduce and/or avoid My honest stance is that without Training with boat club runners running. correcting your running form, even a mo?vated her to work and run in good training program will, at best, groups . Gaining from strength to Well the truth be told, it is not running give you suboptimal results. At worst, itself that is to blame but the way we strength , she soon went on to complete you will get injured. It is our poor bio- run that causes injuries. Read this mechanical running form which 10Km runs at Wipro Chennai marathon, carefully as somehow this logic causes our running injuries. Dusk to Dawn, Womanathon and has escapes most runners, and we just recently won the Veteran category gold follow the herd mentality and blame To improve our running form, we at Cool Runners marathon in Chennai. running. must be open to “re-learning”. Did you know that even Tiger Woods at The root cause of most running Not a sportswoman in her childhood the height of his early career felt that injuries is “poor running form”. Not he could improve upon his golfing days , Nirmala is an example of what the running surface, not our long form, and took the hard decision to focused training and health awareness hours in training and certainly not invest in himself. During this period of can transform one into. Her daily running per se. Actually humans were re-learning, his winning percentages rou?ne sees her on the warm up made to run, and our bodies are fell but once he got his act back walking trail from 3:30 am , progressing designed for efficient running. Our together, Tiger came back with a still ancestors would tire out their prey bigger bang. on to boat club runners and finishing when hunting for food. with Yoga at 7:30 am. When asked her So we must be open to re-learning secret of success , she says that "One Almost all runners wish to run longer and not adhere to old habits. And never knows what one can , un?l one distances and/or improve their revisit our running posture, our lean, tries it at least once" . timings. Scratch the surface and our feet strike pattern and how we even the runner who is doing a are using our upper body and arms. 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