Running Rewired: Reinvent Your Run for Stability, Strength, and Speed
In Running Rewired, America’s leading endurance sports physical therapist and coach shares a program for runners to become stronger, faster, and more durable. Jay Dicharry distills cutting-edge biomechanical research into 15 workouts any runner can slot into their training program to begin seeing real results in about 6 weeks.
For better or worse, your body drives your running form.Running Rewired will show you how to shed old injuries, mobility problems, weaknesses and imbalances and rewire your body-brain movement patterns. You’ll rebuild your movement and transform your running within one season.
Through his work with athletes at REP Lab and top university sports performance clinics, Dicharry has found that strength training alone is inadequate for runners. To develop the four essential movement skills required for faster, safer running, runners must practice better movement as they build strength. In Running Rewired, you’ll use
• 11 self-tests for joint mobility, posture stability, rotation, and alignment
• 83 exercises to fix blocks, move with precision, build strength, and improve power
• 15 rewire workouts to amplify any training plan from 5K to ultramarathon
Dicharry’s Running Rewired combines the best of real-world coaching and a physical therapy approach to strength and mobility for better running. You’ll find your personal best running form and become a faster, more durable runner.
Reviews (119)
Make spiral bound a purchase option
The book is laid out with some explanation in the beginning: just right, not too much especially for someone who already has read many running mechanics articles and books. The drills, precision, and performance workout sections are excellent and laid out well. I only caught one discrepancy in the kettlebell swing about bracing the core. The tips section on that one contradicts the instruction. The only thing left desired with this book is the option to order it spiral bound because it doesn’t lay flat. Annoying when referencing during the workouts. Experienced athletes can just list the movements, but newbies to gym work will need the reference. No biggie, easy and somewhat cheap to get it done at a local office store.
Definitely helping me be a stronger runner
This book has great information and has been really helpful at directing me in my gym workouts. I'm glad to know the reasons why I'm doing certain exercises, and exactly how to test myself and improve my weaknesses. A few things were missing for me to rate it 5 stars. They are: - companion videos that demonstrate the exercises. Sometimes the pictures don't fully show me how to complete an exercise. - a section that lists all the equipment that I will need to perform the workouts. This would help me plan what I need to find at my local gym and/or what equipment I should purchase myself. - an app that holds the workouts so that I don't have to carry the book around the gym. And the app would include videos that demonstrate each exercise. - if not an app, then at least make this book with spiral binding so that I can carry it around the gym and keep my page. I currently use a bookmark to save my spot and weigh the book down with whatever I can find.
If only it came with its own personal training to put these intriguing suggestions and ideas into correct use.
I came upon this title sort of accidentally as I was buying the Hansen's Marathon Method and FIRST (Run Less Run Faster) books in preparation for some prospective races this year. Reading through it, I found it absolutely fascinating. But putting these ideas into practice seems completely overwhelming. I love data. And this book is full of data. I love ideas to improve my running technique. This book is full of ideas to do so. But the suggestions come with potential pitfalls. I'd love to try them, but I don't want to risk getting injured or making something worse. 11 self-tests for joint mobility, posture stability, rotation, and alignment (these are great, but maybe better performed with an input-providing partner) 83 exercises to fix blocks, move with precision, build strength, and improve power (choosing one to use - eek!) 15 rewire workouts to amplify any training plan from 5K to ultramarathon (I love this, but it takes away from my already on the edge of potential injury current workouts) In summary, I can't wait to read through this book again (and again) and hope to try some of its suggestions to improve my running skills, but the sheer volume of information is as awesome as it is overwhelming.
informative but convoluted
I do think that this book has a lot of great information about form and the exercises needed to improve upon it. However, it is a bit tough to figure out where you should actually apply the information without being able to talk to a running trainer. I don't think I am the only one who would have a challenging time trying to figure out which of these stretches and workouts to add to my training, because there are a ton. Without someone to analyze my form in person I am afraid I would be wasting time with a lot of these exercises that don't personally apply to me.
loved it, and was looking forward to reading this ...
I strength train competitive distance runners, a number of them former D1 athletes working towards Olympic trial qualifying times. I've been helping them stay injury free during their training cycles and have been using lots of Jay's principles. I read Anatomy for Runners, loved it, and was looking forward to reading this book. This book has come in very handy and has helped me develop an effective strength program for my athletes. After 6 months, my athletes have gotten significantly stronger, their gait and running posture has improved, speed has improved, and above all they have stayed injury free despite high volume mileage and rigorous training schedules. I'd highly recommend this book to all runners. If you are plagued with injuries because of running chances are you need to work on more strength training. This book is a great place to start. If you can find a trainer who also appreciates Jay's work and can help you implement a strength program, even better. Thanks for sharing this book with the world, Jay!
A lot of detailed information
I will agree with another review in that this would be very helpful in a binder form. I downloaded it on Kindle and would opt not to do that again and have a hard copy available as you'll be bookmarking and flipping back and forth a lot. I also think you need to already have a fairly strong knowledge base in some elements of physio work in general. It would be helpful to have someone really knowledgeable bring you through many of these moves first to make sure you're doing it right. The downside is what could be considered an overwhelming amount of exercises and information.
Great info with great graphics
I bought this bok while I was suffering from overuse injuries during my first half training cycle. I didn’t realize at the time what I had done, but I knew I was in some pain but wasn’t sure what the deal was. This book helped me figure out what was going on, some exercises to relieve some of the pain, set me on the path to recovering, and how to prevent in the future. There is a lot of information here, but it is well-organized and very easy to follow. There are so many color photos of people doing the exercise that it really helps you get a handle on what to do. For me, hands down the most valuable part of this book are the charts and diagrams. If you are a visual learner like me, it really helps boil it down to easily understandable concepts.
Up Your Run Game
Purchased for my wife as she gets more and more into running. She's been a huge fan of this book. It's helped her better understand numerous pieces of her running. The photos and step-by-step instructions help form better habits and understand how to increase running performance. It's a great reference that can be read cover-to-cover or browsed specifically for the areas you need help. A great resource for anyone looking to improve their running performance.
Practical Guide to Better Running
So far so good. Just received the book a few days ago. It has some incredible exercises that I have never seen before. Some are familiar and some, for me, are incredibly hard! I know my hips are not stable and for that, I am injured a lot recently. The book has good explanations of the exercises, then it puts them into specific routines to be used within various training cycles which is very helpful. It would be nice to have a video companion for my phone, as paging through the book is cumbersome. I'll probably snap photos for ease of use while learning. Spiral bound would be nice as would pull out posters of the sequences. Some of the exercises are difficult to follow even with pix and descriptions, so more resources (and it's probably there already) would be nice.
A complete game changer.
I have been running and competing in triathlons at a high level since 1988, and after a long hiatus, I returned to running about 6 months ago. When I read the preview for this book, I was interested. When I started reading the book, I was hooked. This has completely changed how I run, to the point that my shoe choices have changed. Specifically, as I have dutifully followed the advice in the book, I gained specific strength and mobility that I never had before. Now my support shoes have become too rigid, as I corrected weaknesses in my body. By this book! Read it, read it again, follow his advice, get a highlighter, and embrace what he has to offer. It will significantly improve your running, while reducing your chances of injury. If this author ever offers a clinic that follows the book, I will definitely be interested.
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