First Athlete to Complete an Ironman Event with Two Artificial

Danny: Tony Castro here, I spoke to you regarding my goal of competing in an Ironman event 1 year after a total double knee replacement, with your Chi running style I have now found a way to run again, I will use your name in my Ironman profile and mention it as running style of […]

Beginner Runner Stays Pain-Free With ChiRunning

I just wanted to thank you for this book. If it wasn’t for this book I wouldn’t be where I am today in my running! I would have never considered myself a runner (or even wanting to be a runner) back in May of this year. I decided it was time for a lifestyle change […]

After 21 Years as a Sports Podiatrist

After 21 years as a Sports Podiatrist specializing in running injuries and thousands of exams a year, I thought I had seen it all. Then a patient came in who, after taking a ChiRunning class, looked like a different runner – an amazing improvement. It was obvious his impact forces were minimized. Since then I […]

Letter to an Instructor Set a New PR After ChiRunning

Hi Mary, I ran a half marathon yesterday in 1:38:16 which is 40 seconds off my PR! I ran the whole thing focusing on what we discussed in the class. I’m not perfect, but I had a number of friends who commented after the race that I had an extra set of gears on the […]

Pain-Free Training

Your half marathon training program has been so fulfilling for me. Although I came into the program three weeks late and missed two weeks due to illness, I still learned so much and met some wonderful, inspiring runners. My hip would start bothering me at around five miles into a run, but after practicing the […]

Praise for a ChiRunning Instructor

I just wanted to commend your ChiRunning instructor in the UK (for the North of England and Scotland) Nick Constantine (www.soulinmotion.co.uk). I attended a workshop on Saturday, April 9, 2011 in Edinburgh – he was very positive, structured, hands on, clear and precise, provided follow up notes, video analysis (and a video after the session […]

Private Session with Danny Dreyer is ‘Preventative Medicine’

Dear Danny, I just want to thank you for an incredible ChiRunning workshop this past weekend in Portland. I’m so grateful that you were able to discover this more natural and centered way to run, and generously share it with others. The (shared) private session was also incredibly valuable to me as “preventative medicine”, which […]

Putting My Entire Life Experience on a Higher Level

Danny, I attended your workshop in Asheville last October shortly after returning from Iraq. I am currently attending command and general staff college in Ft. Leavenworth, KS. I wrote a leadership essay about my ChiRunning experience. Below is the relevant portion: I hated COL Weiss. I was in constant pain, and I felt humiliated. But […]

Race Junkie with ChiRunning

ChiRunning has changed my life! I was dealing with an injury for a couple of years and finally got it under control, and then I discovered the ChiRunning book at a local supermarket. I picked it up and introduced myself to the process and got started about a week before running my first 10K at […]

Ran My First Half Marathon with ChiRunning

When I was in the Marine Corps, we did the “suck it up” type of running with zero emphasis on form. Needless to say, I hated it and refused to run anymore. So, once I left the Marines, I got fat. Skip ahead to 2013. I was training for boxing and, while reading on how […]