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  • Notice at 7:59 how he spits with perfect form and consistency

  • Phwarrrrr! He is hot.

  • Godo analysis on the running. This will help me.

  • I go There! And I want to go to colorado college too. I also love running. Thumbs up if this is odd.

  • yes! This is sooo the right way to be motioning your body when running. I've observed famous ultra-runner Eric Clifton (won Badwater Ultramarathon, 1999), and he moves his body the exact same way!

  • There's two fives!

  • Das ein super Video.

  • great video, but do we really need to see you spitting every few minutes ?

  • well his form isn't perfect but alright. His left arm moves to the front of his body taking energy away from and also means less power in his back swing making his stride slower. His back stride is too large forcing him to use more energy to bring it forward and therefore slowing him down especially in sprints.

  • 1:15 - HOT ASS ALERT

  • I went to the itunes store, so that I could get the sound back on this video

  • Please add me as a friend if you're a runner

  • Pretty interesting even though there is no sound.

  • This is so fun, wmg stop the sound, but there are ppl that is asking what song this is ?

  • I bet i can run faster and ill keep my shirt on.

  • i'm surprised he can manage midfoot strike with regular running shoes. oh well, his form is still good

  • Thanks for the video.. I will make sure to pass it on with my friends at mapmyrun.com. That is a very awesome site. I am leaving for my run now, hopefully I will increase my speed and lessen my pain in the way you showed. I have just began running this year, I am running a 10k in 2 weeks. I will let you know if it helps lol.. Hopefully I can copy what you showed.

  • Really helpful guide to proper running technique. The slow motion shot of the gait is really informative, especially the note at the end about bending at the ankle and not the waist. Thank you for this!

  • this vidio doenst need audio k lol its just music

  • does running keep your upper body in good shape too

  • what is a good training exerecise to improve foot placement? i keep landing on my heel and i know its wrong so i keep trying to correct it but it is harder to do than i thought it would be.

  • don't bounce so much. focus on out, not up. up is wasted energy. bring thighs out. left recovery leg up and then forward as a lever and then "unroll shin". this probably makes sense to no one. buy the book Explosive running

  • Good movie...but I get distracted :P

  • Excellent! Very clear, helpful and instructive. Thanks for taking the time to put this together.

  • i feel gay for having just watched this video...get some longer shorts dude..

  • Smile.. It relaxes your whole body! <-- One of the best running tips!

  • Even with no sound, the video is nice to watch ;)

  • LOL it seems like a poof is holding the camera because it keeps going in slow motion... 

  • everyone's form is different

  • scrolling text should have been done as voice over. trying to read the text distracts from actually watching the technique.

  • ahh, New Trier. That's near me.

  • take more time to do your videos, and they will be much better

  • Screw that song, it blows anyway.

  • No way did you eat an entire buffalo

  • Hey WMG, FUCK OFF!

  • 1 mile in 4 mins and some change? thats ridiculous...I tried to run a 2 mile yesterday after not running for 6 years and persistant smoking for 10. Im 22 btw. 1/4mile I threw up, half mile threw up and on 1mile and 1/4...I threw up AGAIN and wanted to go to sleep. Just lights out right there in the middle of the road. Head was dizzy every thing in my abdomen and chest was stinging like crazy...I perservered though and walked the next 1/4 mile and ran the last 1/4...which nearly killed me. 12mins

  • What does it mean to tilt forward from the ankles, exactly?

  • Are there drills you can do to improve your form like these guys?

  • that's some serious 400 speed, but then an 800 pr of 1:59? Interesting

  • who's busy paying attention to the instructions??... not me!! lol very nice body lol

  • ARE his hamstrings tight, he seems like he cant get a full stride

  • Dude, you're a highschooler? How tall are you? You're a beast.

  • You should throw away those clunky running shoes. Since you have decent technique, all those thickly padded running shoes are doing is interfering with proper foot placement, and slowing you down.

  • why are you doing this with your shirt of

  • Thanks for the tutorial, I'm just getting into jogging after years of going to the gym. Outdoors seems more humbling. I do have a question, since learning about the proper feet placement (used to run as warm up, lift weights, then swim) do you have a certain shoe brand and style as your preference? Would be great to know. Thanks!

  • Lekker zonder music stelletje zeikers met je auteurs rechten

    Een goede video wordt hier te gronde gericht jammer

  • just seems like another opportunity for a narcissist to pose on youtube...

    anyone that refers to themselves as "ice man" - obviously stolen from the massively homoerotic top gun - is clearly a poser.

    why does the shirt have to be specifically off? is this about posing or biomechanics??

  • best video out there!!! thx

  • Also, do you still pronate as a mid-foot striker? Do your shoes allow for that? Plus, what shoes ARE those? Really curious. I've read about the NB shoes for Chi running, Vibram 5Fingers, and so I'm curious...I definitely want to get rid of my "running" shoes as the heel cushion prevents me from mid-foot or forefoot striking (unless of course I point my toes but that isn't good for me either as I understand).

  • So I've heard that forefoot landing is the way to go and that sprinters actually never even bring their heel down, but now I'm watching this mid-foot strike and I thought that it was slightly worse than the forefoot (tho still better than heel-strike). Anyway, this is because my impression was that the energy is released partly as rotational when the front lands but the heel is still coming down. Even though shoes reduce the impact doesn't mid-striking still produce a (slight) transient force?

  • kill WMG

  • pretty good form, coming from a track coach and marathoner. only critique is that that his hips are too far back in this 1st example...on longer distances this could lead to low back issues...

  • When I was in full training i did mile in 4:26... then i got sick and now I'm trying to get back in my best form....

  • lol copyright...

  • He runs with pretty good form.

  • You land sometimes on the heel first because you overextend the leg a tiny bit before landing

  • good video. hah, so random that this video was recommended by youtube, as I'm an NT alum.

  • Fucking Gay ! LOL

  • 0:55-1:00 YUMMYUMMMMMM

  • Thanks for the movie. It was kind of hard to concentrate on his running and not his OVER ALL BODY. GOSH HE IS HOT

  • @sunshineunc they know they're hot and they did it on purpose

  • Hot body

  • This is great because i have the hardest time relaxing my upper body. My shoulders tend to tense up. I can't have my arms that low when I'm on the treadmill but I'll be sure to try these techniques outside. Any tips on transitioning from treadmill to outside?

  • "Just do it" Nike

  • @Ariadnike Well, his arms (right one, mostly) are actually a little too low. The arms should not be bent to greater than 90 degrees, lest there should be unnecessary inefficiencies. Notice how his elbows pull to the side as he moves, with insufficient shoulder rotation. This means he is not flexible enough in the shoulders. The elbows should pull back, not to the side. At 2:26 you can see that his hand crosses the midline.

  • I need to start doing this: the midfoot land. So can anyone attest to going faster as a result of this as opposed to heel strike? I know its the correct form.

  • yes

  • @GetBackJack123 i improved from 5.5mph to 7.3mph only by changing technique.

  • @GetBackJack123 Yes, I can. The biggest improvement I've noticed is a reduced contact time with the ground, coupled with a stronger force on pushoff. The stronger force gives greater speed.

  • anyway to reduce the jumping up and down while running? i heard less jumping improves speed

  • not totally true. If you can productively use the jump to push you forward its a good thing.  good luck with your sprinting

  • @cmxix

    You "jump" when you push off the ground.

    To jump you use your quads and your hamstrings by straightening your legs.

    To decrease the amount of bounce, don't try to push down with your quads, don't straighten your legs, always keep legs angled and never push off the ground (unless your running up hills of course)

    To do this, relax your legs from the quads down. Also, you have to use only your upper- leg muscles (upper thigh & gluteus maximus) to pull your legs forward.

  • @cmxix Quicker cadence will help with that. Try for around 180 steps/minute.

  • LETS GET SOME SPRINT

  • lol ther is a dude in grade 10 or form 4 as we call it he made 22.34 200 and a girl made 56 on the 400

  • WMG are cunts

  • What type of shoes should be used for long distances?

  • My cheetah can run the 100 metres in 6 seconds...

  • Any ideas how to stop knee pain?.....

  • A good one. I usually keep my hand high up and raise all the way to my shoulders and swing it. Hence by upper body is always tight and never relaxed. My back was always tight and had stiffness on the upper back. Will try the swing of arms below the chest and maintain in the mid sec level and see how well I can relax. I learned to relax by seeing the video. Thanks for posting this guys.

  • As I step forward I kick to get a full stretch on my hamstring thus giving me a longer stride, my elbows are kept closer to my mid section with the palms of my hands facing inward to reduce drag. I don't know if this is the best form, it works for me : )

  • ack! 15 minutes is my medium pace for a 2 mile. i bow down to you. although i am 181 pounds. any running tips?

  • are u a runner...because so am i...and i am a pretty overweight guy too.. what are ur prs?

  • Run more :|

    And, run uphill.

  • Nice video but I really think you should watch Haile G when running.

    According to me, he really shows how running should be performed.

  • Yes, these guys are on the right path, but would benefit from staying more compact, having less pushoff to the read, and less bounce up. Instead they should be pulling the feet up.

  • pure beauty. i eat this for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

  • pure beauty. i eat this shit for breakfast, lunch, and dinner keep it going boys.

  • you eat shit for breakfast?

    sorry had to quote the movie

  • haha happy gilmore ftw

  • What's the name of that song that used to be in this video...with the sort of slow violin in the background. first heard it in this video and forgot the name, but now i can't hear the lyrics so i can't look up the song...could you tell me the name of it?

  • Bittersweet Symphony by The Verve

  • You guys need to do a music-free audio track for this video, cause right now with YouTube not allowing the audio to be played with this video, it's pretty useless.

  • Yeah they just put that copyright thing on it, but there isn't much sound anyway besides the music, which is a nice element but not necessary to get the info. All the info is in the scrolling text and summary at the end.

  • please put on the original sound if you have it ?

  • Grazie dall'Italia i tuoi consigli sono molto utili!

    Thank you from italy your advices are very useful!

  • I like her "decadent" style.

    Running -- all on the key.

    Even in dashes, most exercises are exagguration of true movement. If you are butt kicking in a race, you are wrong. Dpending on the distance, in a race, you should either "drag" the foot under the butt, or come close to touching the butt, in sprints.

  • wow! tHANKS! GREAT JOB!

  • This is excellent, now I can see what I've been doing incorrectly throughout my entire season.

    Thank you for posting this video.

  • great video, I'm going to try this tomorrow morning first thing - I was running a lot on just the balls of my feet and well i did it for too long that now i need orthotics so i'm hoping this was lessens the pain i get in the anterior tibialas .

  • oh wait there are 6 tips not 5

  • haha #5 is the best tip :)

  • 4+ inches of vertical travel. Very inefficient. Try to imagine your head is stuck under a rail, and cannot bounce up and down...

  • Footstrike seems to land about six inches in front of the body...if you could keep it under or slightly behind your center of mass, you would be more efficient and bounce less. Also, tuck in your chin more, this will keep more of a straight line from the crown of your head to the heel of the foot on the ground.

    Overall though, excellent video...much better than traditional running technique (read: heel-strike and 90 degree torso).

  • foot strike is supposed to land up to 7 inches in front of the body

  • Probably the best demo ive seen on here with regard to technique.

    Good stuff.

  • Yo Gazley, you are da bomb. your clearly a scholar and an athlete and I highly advise you roadtrip down to Peoria this weekend for the Woodruff Invite.

  • Gazley, your da bomb. you are a scholar and an athlete and if i were you id roadtrip down to peoria this weekend for the woodriff Invite!

  • Gazley, you are da bomb. Road trip out to peoria this weekend for the Woodriff Invite. honestly you are a scholar and an athlete.

  • lmao @ 5:33

    Thanks for the video! I learned a bunch from it :D

  • Gentlemen,

    Thanks for the video. Even if you are from New Trier.

    Streph (ETHS class of 1985)

  • MUNUDA PUTA MIERDA DE VIDEO

  • Thanks 4 the vid. this is the 2nd week 4 cross country 4 me, but i've had a knee injury so my coach wont let me run except on a stationary bike! i'm gettin mad because the run to see who's on varsity or jv or open running is this saturday and i'm not in shape and my knee is not getting any better. do you have any recomendations?

    PS love bittersweet symphony by the verve!

  • ice man and glass. you both are very helpful. thanks. i found the posture issue interesting for maximizing energy. does it help for pecs? wif not, what does?

  • so very helpful thx for all the tips, do you have any tips on how to make you're ball of teh foot stronger or arch.

  • we're all running the same race. great video, keep up the good work

  • I appreciate all of the advice in this video. I need some help and will use these tips-THANK YOU

  • As a beginner I appreciate you doing this in slow motion. I look almost like that lady now with 3 kids. So, I want to make sure I keep it up and get ripped! NO INJURIES. It actually helps instructionally to see you run without a shirt.

    I hope to see fellow runners much more supportive than on this board. We are all runners trying to improve. BE NICE! With a healthy competitive spirit.

    P.S you rule, not rool! Enjoy!

  • Thanks, haha and I know it's rule, not rool, I just like to say rool.

  • nice how is colorado treating you? I Run also I went 50.0 400 1:54 800 4:14 mile 9:06 2mile my Sr year I ran for ohio with emil H my names is Aaron M
  • You did a very good job. Thanks for your advice and motivation to run. Also I enjoyed the music. It was a good selection.

  • Thank you.

  • What about using gravity?

    This will make you slower.

    What a nutsack!

  • I loved that moment where the music changes to that rap as the woman walked by...pretty clever there. Thanks for the running tips.

  • seriously hom0sexual

  • I like to run a lot, especially longer distaces and, but when i am running those shorter distances i got the same frequece as in those long races...! Its hard to change i think :P I`m not really fast eather...!

    Please help me! :P;)

  • Stayed too long on ground into knee full extension and ankle plantar flexion.

  • In austria we have a boy from sweden he is record holder under 15 in 1500mt ant 800 mt you can check him up hes called johan rogestedt and he does 800 1,56 min and 400 51.69 hes 14 years old

    HE"S A MONSTER THE NEXT WARRINER !!! CHECK HIM OUT I SWEAR

  • How do you know Johan? Does he go in your school or is he your friend?

    If so, can you say hi to him from me? I have acutally won againt him when I was running 800m.:P

  • actually i thought it looked like the initial contact was pretty flat footed...

  • Ok. This is so gay! You should be nominated for the most gay video ever posted on YT.

  • good video, however, you fuckers can't spell. haha

  • or count ... but you run well

  • here in mexico we have a kid of 15 and he run the 400m in 49.12 seconds (not he best time) but you are a GREAT to :D and you have JEREMY WARINER THE BEST OF ALL TIME (HE CAN)

  • Wariner is the best technician I've ever seen for the 400 no question.

  • OK I need to run a mile & a half in 10.30, but am currently doing it in around 11.30 (crap I know),so what would be the best kind of running I could do to improve as much as possible in just two weeks?

  • STOP BEING FAT

  • Wow thats clever, you stay up all night thinking of that? I wonder what time you'd get for a mile & half genius. Considering I only started running three weeks ago I think I'm doin well, so unless you can think of something either helpful or funny, do yourself a favour & stop embarassing yourself. Twat.

  • Squats, doing 10 reps for five sets with one minute rest in between will strengthen all the muscles involved in running. If you have been doing squats then try sprinting in intervals while running your normal amount. Keep pushing. I hope you succeed

  • Cheers, thanks for the advice ;)

  • 11.30 isn't a bad time eh! i used to run that in 22minutes but i did that run yesterday and i did it in 9.30. All i did was spend a lot of time in a gym/playing sports with my buddies(not in a league). I hope this helps you a little, this is how i improved. When i started (about 3 weeks ago) i would start at 5mi/hr 2minutes later i'd beef it to 6.5mi/hr then 5minutes after that i would set it to 7.5mi/hr for the next 8minutes to make a total of 15minutes. and thats all.

  • i guess all it did was just really improve my aerobic(oxygenated) endurance so apparently its improved my time by a lot on the 1.5mi run :D Good luck

  • Thanks for reply ;)

  • sure, I've heard methods where you count the breathing in relation to about 2-3 strides you take but I don't like that because one's stride can change rates and also if you breathe naturally, this pattern will occur on its own. What I try to focus on is staying completely relaxed in my chest and focusing on the exhale, that way you can completely empty your lungs and fill them with more oxygen. Use your full lung capacity by breathing "from your stomach" and exhaling forcefully but relaxed.

  • Colin has a fairly pronounced reach for a high level runner, notice his knee position being back and behind on his swing leg, relative to his other leg when it strikes the ground.  His foot position when it strikes the ground is also in front of his center of gravity, which is due to his reaching, or over striding. This can be corrected by focusing on pulling the back foot off the ground more quickly, and simple POSE drills. Brad by comparison has a more "pure" stride.

  • lol love the fat lady

  • Excellent video and so what if it is rather-uh-gay. The shirtless guy and California Girls playing in the background was perhaps just a heterosexual attempt at humor. I laughed. Wait, no, it is gay. Next time, lose the shorts and play the Village People. Gay people rule!

  • Super. Thanks for asking.

  • Good overall basics. I learned a lot about the proper way to run.

    Could've done without all the extra GAYness though.

  • Thanks, but your emphasis on the word gay by capitalizing it is far more homosexual than this short, insightful film.

  • haha.. genius..

  • Thanks guys, I know you guys like running and wanted everyone else to enjoy it also. I am going in to the Marine Corp and wanted some tips to help improve on my timed runs. I appreciate your help.

  • ok there are some pretty gay videos up on youtube, but this tops them all

  • I total agree! This is too much. Why would you chose this kind of music when your showing the biomechanics of running.

  • Awesome form and shape! It is obvious how hard you have worked(ing).

  • favorite... thanks

  • I just wanted to take a minute to thank you for such an excellent training video to show my 10 year old son proper technique for increasing his speed. This video is wonderfully made and very informative. As a football player's dad, it's always better shown than told and you guys really have helped me to SHOW him how to do it. I also wanted to comment on the video at the 5:32 mark, HILARIOUS!!!

  • good form

  • yeah chase. xc ftw!

  • hey mr. gazley!! u know who this is. love the video. it wouldnt be you and brad if you guys werent shirtless. see ya later!

  • This helps so much.

    Good luck guys with your futures in running.

  • I am starting to train for a triathlon. Your video was really helpful. I put it on my favorites. Thank you!

  • shud be called the biomechanics of suckin dick

  • Lmfao, good one. haha

  • i thought so

  • Isn't Richard Burgess the guy that the guys in the video were prank calling?

  • OMFG IVE SEEN THOSE

    funnnniest thin ive ever sen in my life

    and yah he has same name as me

  • Thanks for an informative video. I loved the part at 4:34... that cracked me up.

  • I'm an animator and I really found the video helpful in breaking down a jog and run. Thank you.

  • thanks man helped me a little how to reserve my energy. guess u arent much of a 100m sprinter

  • the second guy overstrides just a little bit consider shortening your stride up just my opinion though.

  • Well im just curious because im from california and just wanted to know if your 4 and 8 time are considered fast.....

  • well they are 50.5 and 1:55.7 now. I made this movie before my senior year in track, so those are considered pretty fast, more so the 8 than the 4 but I'm a distance guy not a sprinter. And how does being from Califronia inhibit your ability to judge whether a 4 or 8 time is fast?

  • cause california times tend to be exceptionally fast which rings true for most of the west coast of the u.s.

  • lol

  • fucking ramblers; wat kind of fucking name is rambler anyways??????

  • go trevs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • go trevs!!!!!!!!!!!!

    fuck the ramblers; wat kind of fuckin name is rambler

  • Very Helpful. Thanks

  • good video, your hands drop too low when they swing, they should stay pretty level, mostly above your hips, you're wasting energy when you do that when you have to pull them back up from dropping so low, your hands are pointing at the ground every stride, just something to consider. and whoever the doochebag who posted "fuckin fag" did you forget what your screename was, dudevalentine? what the fuck, ur the fag

  • I appreciate the constructive criticism and I noticed the low hands as well and now it is fixed, continue quality comments for you serve not only the youtube community, but all of mankind