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I am grateful to be passionate.  I also now that a side effect of being a passionate person, is that I may have a borderline obsession for a few things.  My quest to find the ultimate pumpkin pie certainly falls into that category.  My epic search for the next great american bluegrass band (if you have suggestions please send them!!) falls into that realm as well.  But at the very top of the list is conviction to the idea that humans are born with the perfect set of tools to be runners.

I love this idea.  The ego part of me loves the notion that running is a very simple and natural thing to do.  I am always on the look out for resources that can give insight into ways to make the running experience even better.  If I can understand how my body works, then I can make it work better.

And if I can, why the hell not you?

I came across the following videos over the last week or so.  Of the many I watch, these few got my attention.

The first I found on the CrossFit Endurance website.  This video is put together by Somax Sports.  These guys put a measurable amount of energy used (and really lost) by being inefficient.  Just awesome footage and insight.

The next video comes from the greatness of the Run Blogger.  Here is a brief clip of the elites running through mile 17 of the 2010 Boston Marathon.  Notice the difference in mechanics and technique.  At this point they are all running the same pace, but who do you think had the most energy at the end of the race to drop the hammer.  Just awesome.

And one more from Run Blogger.  The footage is of Dr. Mark Cucuzzella rolling through mile 17 of the 2010 Boston Marathon in which he would cruise to a 2:34!  Mark has run a sub 2:35 marathon for 22 of the past 24 years.  In addition to being super fast, he is a phenomenal family doctor in West Virginia.  And if a good looking, super fast doctor isn’t enough to make your mothers in-laws melt, he also owns Two River Treads.  TRT is a specialty running store dedicated to natural running technique and philosophy.