Vandi - The Running Blueprint: The Science-Backed Training System to Unlock Your Speed, Increase Your Efficiency, and Run Injury Free

by

Dr. Kevin Vandi

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Copyright 2020 by Kevin Vandi and

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First Printing September 2020

We have made every effort to correctly portray the advice given in this book. The content of this book is not intended as a substitute for care from a physical therapist or other health care professional. If you experience signs or symptoms of injury, disease, or illness, you should seek the advice of a physical therapist or other health care professional.

Please note that any information in this book is provided for educational and informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional advice. The information provided is not intended, nor should it be construed to: 1) substitute for the advice, diagnosis, or treatment of a health care professional familiar with your specific conditions and needs or 2) suggest a course of treatment for a particular individual. Individuals should always consult with a health care professional for answers to personal health questions.

No guarantees of specific results are expressly made or implied in this work.

K

evin Vandi and I first met in 2009 at work. We were quite different in many ways. We had different attitudes, were at different stages in our careers as physical therapists, and at different stages in our lives. I had started school late in life and was almost 60 years old. Kevin was 25. I have to grudgingly admit that I had become a stereotypically cynical, grumpy old man. Kevin, on the other hand, was relentlessly upbeat and optimistic. I still harbor doubts that he played football in high school, as he says. I suspect he was actually a cheerleader.

We disagreed on everything: religion, politics, the merits of various people, and life in general. However, we were in total agreement in one vital way: both of us were driven to be as competent in our profession as possible, and we were devoted to finding the scientific truth of it and applying it to patients in a practical manner.

This peculiar combination of commonality and complete disagreement sparked a veritable non-stop series of debates over the years that we worked together. By constantly challenging each other, occasionally using terminology that might not be considered professional, we forced each other to examine our own thoughts and beliefs, with the result that both of us learned from each other, albeit sometimes unwillingly. One other thing we have in common is that were both pretty stubborn. In particular, as I got older and my drive inevitably began to wane, his continued unabated, and I relied on him more and more to keep me current.

As all things must, our professional journey together eventually came to an end. Kevin left the practice to start his own business, and I retired, partially due to age and health problems, and partially because I was just tired. If it werent for this, I would have ventured along with Kevin, because I believed then that he was essentially establishing a new paradigm. His success is proof of it.

Its hard to even explain what Kevin does using the old conventional terms.