ChiRunning Clinic at Multisport World DC

Hanley Center at Georgetown Prep (N. Bethesda)

Saturday, March 24, 2012 @ 7:30 AM

Date

Start: Saturday, March 24, 2012 @ 7:30 AM

Additional Date Information

Level I: 7:30AM, 10AM, 3PM; Level II: 12:30PM

Address

Hanley Center at Georgetown Prep (N. Bethesda)
10900 Rockville Pike North Bethesda, MD

Fees

$55

Registration Closing Date

Friday, March 23, 2012 @ 3:00 PM PST

Brief Description

For beginners and competitors and practiced by thousands of runners, ChiRunning combines modern physics with the ancient wisdom of T’ai Chi to create a running form that is easily learned and makes running more effortless and enjoyable. Level I and Level II ChiRunning clinics will be offered.

Level I ChiRunning Clinic Description

The Level I clinic will cover: (1)Introduction to ChiRunning and its benefits to triathletes, (2) Injury prevention and energy efficiency, (3) Cooperating with the force of gravity and the force of the road, (4) ChiRunning form. This class will be limited to 25 people.

Level II ChiRunning Clinic Description

The Level II clinic is designed for people that have already participated in a Level I clinic and want to take ChiRunning to the next level. The Level II clinic will include (1) a review of proper ChiRunning posture, (2) pelvic rotation/use of your oblique muscle to run more efficiently and faster (3) hill running and (4) video analysis before and after clinic. This class will be limited to 20 people.

Clinic times

Level I clinics will be at 7:30AM, 10AM and 3PM. The Level II clinic will be offered at 12:30PM.

Clinic duration

Each clinic is 2 hours.

What to wear and when to meet

These clinics will take place outside! Please dress appropriately. Changing facilities will be available. Participants in the morning clinics should meet at the entrance to the Hanley Center Fieldhouse 15 minutes prior to the start of your clinic.

Fitness level

Participants in the ChiRunning clinics will not be running for extended periods of time (contrary to what you might imagine) so no matter what condition you're in, have no fear. Each clinic will split time alternating between demonstrations, exercises and technique drills.

Additional Information

The ChiRunning clinics will be led by certified ChiRunning and ChiWalking Coach Vince Vaccaro of TriTek. Vince has been an avid runner for over 30 years. His running experiences began in high school and continued through college. He is now completing a goal of running a marathon in each state. He has completed countless events from 5k to The Lake Tahoe Triple.

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