Elite Kenyan Runner, Running in Shoes - Slow Motion

This is an elite Kenyan runner who did not wear proper running shoes until his late teens. He midfoot strikes while wearing running shoes, but without any apparent changes in the positioning of the runner's leg or foot he forefoot strikes when barefoot. The wedged shape midsole of the shoe affects how the runner's foot contacts the ground.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• barefoot
• running
• shoes
• slow motion
• foot strike
• forefoot strike
• heel strike
• impact transient
• gait
• gait analysis
• endurance running
• human evolution
• Daniel Lieberman
• Harvard skeletal biology
• Kenya
• Nature

[MrJustsosimple]

Can you send me this video



[jonnybravo8]

@kevinvolkmann no it doesnt necessarly take time. if you use years your either doing it wrong, have an extremely low learning ability or simply is brain dead.

you need to be careful and have a slow progress, true. today tho there are so many shoes good for making this change that unless youre a professional runner that cant take time to step down on his km/week there is no reason this should take more than a year.

[joeyyowee]

@longinos10 You're nitpicking. He's a midfoot striker.

[longinos10]

sory but, that looks to me like he hits the ground with tha heel first

[kevinvolkmann]

@imaking425 run barefoot as much as you can. when wearing shoes, keep the entire lower leg relaxed to eliminate the dorsiflexion that causes heel-striking. it takes time (years). good luck.

[imaking425]

How can I learn to run like this?