{"id":947,"date":"2013-04-16T20:10:24","date_gmt":"2013-04-17T03:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/50.28.65.156\/~avcelitetraining\/?p=947"},"modified":"2016-02-01T13:28:07","modified_gmt":"2016-02-01T20:28:07","slug":"breaking-bad-running-habits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.avcelitetraining.com\/newsite\/breaking-bad-running-habits\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking Bad&#8230;Running Habits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Back in 2001 I ran in two marathons for the Leukemia Society. I finished both events but they took their toll on my body. By the time I was done I absolutely hated running.<\/p>\n<p>I swore I would NEVER run again. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-950\" style=\"border: 0px none;\" title=\"natural-running-happiness\" src=\"http:\/\/50.28.65.156\/~avcelitetraining\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/natural-running-happiness.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"132\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.avcelitetraining.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/natural-running-happiness.png 333w, https:\/\/www.avcelitetraining.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/natural-running-happiness-162x300.png 162w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 132px) 100vw, 132px\" \/>And I didn\u2019t until about a year or so ago when <a title=\"Newton Natural Running\" href=\"http:\/\/www.avcelitetraining.com\/newsite\/welcome-to-avc-elite-training\/newton-natural-running-coach\/\">Amy introduced us to Newton Natural Running<\/a>. I was very skeptical about this whole natural running thing but because I have the utmost faith in Amy when it comes to my fitness I was willing to give it a try.<\/p>\n<p>What a difference running the natural and correct way can make!\u00a0 Amy spent a lot of time <a title=\"Upcoming Programs\" href=\"http:\/\/www.avcelitetraining.com\/newsite\/welcome-to-avc-elite-training\/newton-natural-running-coach\/upcoming-programs\/\">teaching us the correct form and technique of running<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I had a lot of bad habits that I had to break \u2013 can anyone say heal strikes \u2013 but with Amy\u2019s expertise, knowledge and patience I learned to recognize and change those bad habits.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-951\" style=\"border: 0px none;\" title=\"natural-running-tough-mudders\" src=\"http:\/\/50.28.65.156\/~avcelitetraining\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/natural-running-tough-mudders.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"346\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.avcelitetraining.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/natural-running-tough-mudders.png 960w, https:\/\/www.avcelitetraining.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/natural-running-tough-mudders-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/www.avcelitetraining.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/natural-running-tough-mudders-451x300.png 451w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 346px) 100vw, 346px\" \/>Now I run 2\u20133 times a week and run a minimum distance of 6 miles. The best thing is that I don\u2019t hurt or ache when I\u2019m done, like I did before. That\u2019s the beauty of learning how to run correctly.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not a fast runner but by learning how to run I have significantly improved my pace\/time. I am happy to say that today I am a natural runner, and I absolutely LOVE it!<\/p>\n<p>I encourage you to come out and give it try. <a title=\"About Us\" href=\"http:\/\/www.avcelitetraining.com\/newsite\/welcome-to-avc-elite-training\/about-avc-elite-training\/\">Amy is an awesome coach<\/a> and I bet you will be hooked too.<\/p>\n<p>~ Kathy S.<\/p>\n<p>Are you ready to <a title=\"Newton Natural Running\" href=\"http:\/\/www.avcelitetraining.com\/newsite\/welcome-to-avc-elite-training\/newton-natural-running-coach\/\">discover the natural runner within you<\/a> and <a title=\"Upcoming Programs\" href=\"http:\/\/www.avcelitetraining.com\/newsite\/welcome-to-avc-elite-training\/newton-natural-running-coach\/upcoming-programs\/\">learn how to run happy<\/a>? <a title=\"Contact Us\" href=\"http:\/\/www.avcelitetraining.com\/newsite\/welcome-to-avc-elite-training\/about-avc-elite-training\/contact-us\/\">Let Coach Amy teach you proper running form and technique<\/a> so you too can break any bad habits and discover a newfound love in natural running.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back in 2001 I ran in two marathons for the Leukemia Society. I finished both events but they took their toll on my body. By the time I was done I absolutely hated running. I swore I would NEVER run &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.avcelitetraining.com\/newsite\/breaking-bad-running-habits\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[13,41,44,14],"class_list":["post-947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newton-natural-running","tag-exercise-form","tag-natural-running","tag-run-technique","tag-testimonials"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.avcelitetraining.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/947","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.avcelitetraining.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.avcelitetraining.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.avcelitetraining.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.avcelitetraining.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=947"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.avcelitetraining.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/947\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2133,"href":"https:\/\/www.avcelitetraining.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/947\/revisions\/2133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.avcelitetraining.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.avcelitetraining.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.avcelitetraining.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}