I have always been so fortunate to have crossed paths with so many passionate and knowledgeable individuals. My obsession with run mechanics, and the desire to improve mine and pass on that knowledge to athletes in Aerobic Power was really ignited about 3 or 4 years ago. I guess it began in a non specific sense. I worked with Michol Dalcourt who now travels the world lecturing on functional training on behalf of PT on the Net. He was a walking textbook and the first one to make me think about how everything is truly related and in doing so, changed my strength training routines in the gym. Also during that time we had a special guest coach at our run camp in Canmore, Syl Corbett who actually trained under Dr. Romanov, the creator of the POSE Run Method of running.  Syl combined what she liked from the POSE Method with some of her own research and really got my mind intrigued with how important technique and specific run strength was to running. From that camp forward my run training and all our athletes training was no longer 1 dimensional, run, run, run. It was practice running, specific strength training for running, practice running, and continue to keep practicing running. We know that our Vo2 is not as trainable as our run economy. So I wonder why most runners do not spend more time practicing the technique of running? My latest pathway has led me to EJ, a Canadian bronze medalist sprinter from the 2008 Olympics. We work side by side now at our training facility where I am able to collaborate with him on the techniques of running. Like those who doubted racing 1 milers and 3k’s on route to their marathon, I am sure many of you are already thinking sprinting is very different from distance running. I agree it is, in the event itself, but maybe not so much in the breakdown of the run mechanics. The goal of my current discussions with EJ is to determine where sprinting and distance running meets mechanically. I have seen many still shots of great marathoners, where if you added 75 pounds to their frame they would look like sprinters. They were leaning forward from the ankles, their heel was up towards their butt, their knee was about 45 degrees to the ground, and their foot was landing underneath them and on the mid foot. In early discussions with EJ the first thing that became very obvious is the need to practice and refine the skill of running. If they can’t run properly for 10m, they certainly aren’t going to be allowed to run 50m. They practice perfect running to save a 10^th of a second. Over our 10km, 21 km and 42 km that would make for some significant time savings.  Currently EJ is breaking my mechanics down and sharing a very keen eye and great knowledge he has gained from his Olympic level coaches including Kevin Tyler. Stay tuned over the next couple months, or years, ha, ha, as my running and knowledge develops to a new level.