E34: How to Become a Balanced Runner | Jae Gruenke

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Episode 34: Jae Gruenke becomes a RUNEGADE.

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Jae Gruenke, is a running technique expert, Feldenkrais practitioner, and founder of The Balanced Runner. Since 2003 she’s helped runners and triathletes from beginner to Olympian become pain-free, efficient, and fast. Her elite clients have included Olympian distance runners Jen Rhines and Sonia Samuels, Olympic medalist and Ironman winner Lisa Norden, multi-record-setting ultramarathoner William Sichel, and Susan Marshall, winner of the 2022 Self-Transcendence 3100 (the world’s longest race). 

In this conversation, Jae discusses the intricacies of running form, the importance of body awareness, and how self-image affects performance. She emphasizes the need for runners to explore their movement patterns and understand their bodies better to improve their running efficiency.

Jae's (6) keys to being a Balanced Runner:

• Forward lean from the ankles
• Movement of the core - core action, rotation
• Foot strike can vary, but supple leg
• Mid-stance alignment
• Arm swing (bring your hands to your heart)

• Leaning with your face (kiss your grandma)

More Jae:

• The Balanced Runner
• The Balanced Runner On-line Camp
• The Balanced Runner Video Analysis
• The Balanced Runner - YouTube
• The Balanced Runner - Instagram

Use the code: Runegade for 15% off Jae's on-line course and on-line running form video analysis.

In a world of runners, be RUNEGADE.

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