Running Technique

[MrCraigAlexander]

Try to land more on you midfoot-forefoot. Let the hamstrings do the work and bring you leg up to you gluteus when you swing.

[908fr]

IRC forever!

[PussKiKi]

run considerably lower in order to bring your knees more ahead of your body,

avoid hitting the ground with your heel first, instead strike it with your middle foot,

also avoid your legs to be straight when hitting the groud, a bended leg will store and release more energy

your trunc has too much forward lean which destroys your forward knee motion,

your backward kick is good,

your arms are too "loose", try tightening them up,

your hips are boucing and therefore you are loosing energy

[thebbk]

Hitting your heels first is slowing you down. Every time you land on your heels first, you are braking and interrupting your forward momentum. If you landed more midfoot/forefoot you would eliminate the braking and for the same given effort, go faster. Your legs won't get as beat up so you'll have more energy longer.

[decadyne]

@thebbk

I know your comment is a year old, but it just is simply NOT true. It is as perfectly possible to decelerate with a forefoot strike as it is with the heel. Yes, you CAN decelerate even when landing on the midfoot. The reason is that some runners do not strike with an active foot, often because their hip angle does not allow it.

Sadly, running biomechanics is one of the most foul infestations of dogmatic and incorrect thinking imaginable.

[tadaa11]

@decadyne Another year later, i love to run with these pose technique guys. They are always talking about over-striding. Yet, when they hit the ground all you hear is scrape, scape, scrape. Like they're jamming their toes into the ground with every stride. HOW CAN YOU NOT HEAR THIS?

[juliasavory]

I'm relearning how to run using ChiRunning technique. YOu look like you could apply ChiRunning technique to your running really easily and defo go quicker.

[zzsql]

I prefer to run with my arms almost straight to use as pendulums to assist with forward momentum.

We only test on 2 miles, not far but I like to get under 13 minutes. I generally run a 12:40.

[WoodenToys]

I think you'll finish a lot faster than 4.05:)

Try and reduce vertical 'bounce' and move foot strike forward abit. You will use a lot of energy heel striking. Good luck.

[crapiecorn]

@WoodenToys

Probably 4.05min/km pace