McKiernan takes stress and pain out of running

CATHERINA McKIERNAN is Ireland’s fastest marathon runner and has won four silver medals in the world cross-country championships, but since retiring from competitive running she is imparting her vast knowledge to those who run competitively or just for fun.

She is making life more enjoyable, less stressful and pain-free for people who love to run or just walk through ChiRunning — a method she learned after a series of injuries forced her to retire from competitive running.

Catherina claims the ChiRunning programme increases mental clarity and focus, enhances the joy of running, and turns running into a safe and effective lifelong programme for health, fitness, and well-being. Her only regret is that she did not discover it during her competitive years. “You would not have been seeing those headlines ‘McKiernan pulls out through injury’,” she said.