What is good running form/technique. Tips to increase speed

This video has an expert description of what is good running form with examples of elite, very good, and average runners and then discusses a product that helps the runner improve running form with zero impact, so risk of injury is not increased.

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Sports

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• running
• technique
• form
• gait
• speed
• improvement
• powercranks
• triathlon
• Meb
• Keflezighi
• training
• Frank
• Day
• injury
• rehabilitation
• faster
• duathlon
• marathon
• track
• 100m

[UCheezyFoSho]

Im a 15 year old high school runner. I run with heel striking but it gets the job done for me so I'm not sure what do do. I run a 4:57 mile 10:45 two mile and a 16:22 threee mile. Im torn and my coaches dont know. Should I change to forefoot and risk it or stay with heel striking?

[FDay01]

IMHO, the most important thing is not whether your heal or toes hit the ground first but where you hit the ground in relation to your bodies CG. I suspect, at your age and speed that you have natural good form, but it is impossible to know without seeing. I predict your major problem as you get older and start running faster, is most likely going to be to prevent injury. Injury prevention might be the major benefit an "natural runner" such as yourself might see from PowerCranks training.

[christoff10]

1000 dollars i hope the postage is free!!!!!!!.

[baigui]

tapu007,12.1 sec when you are 13 year old? Good Job....how about try running 100m rather than40 meter?

[AnDaTeSa]

which gyms have this i cant afford it myself?

[NinjaPotatoGaming]

@dsk803 nice job buddy, we have a freshmen on the team that had a 4:45 on the first mile trial. We call him the "prodigy" XD, maybe you can be that guy on your team

[NinjaPotatoGaming]

@artline225 that man was in a different league then most of us. You realize he did crazy VO2 max training daily? Most runners, however high their talent and fitness, cannot do that kind of demanding training without recovery.

[NinjaPotatoGaming]

@Prodribbler360 that's fast for an incoming freshman, if that's what you are. If you have a good running program it should be no problem to adapt to the longer distance. I'm guessing you should run the first mile 5:20 and see how you feel. If you feel up to it, you can finish the second mile faster. If not... well noone can blame you for trying. It's trial and error at first, after a race or two you will know what pace to run. There's no shame in starting out too fast in your first race

[Prodribbler360]

I'm 14 and my mile is 4:45 on avg. I'm going to be running the 2 miles I just dont know how?? If I run it like a. Mile I end up really tierd and get like 12 flat. Does anyone know what pace to run it in so I can get it under 11?

[RADReallyAwesomeDude]

Okay just like everyone else is saying... I'm in 8th grade and I just got back from our fist meet. After little training and being sick, I got a 5:34 mile, but I'm mad at myself because I could have done so much better.

[artline225]

@UCheezyFoSho The great 1950's distance runner, Emil Zadopek coached Heel-Toe running. Australian John Landy trained under him before Landy became the second man to run a sub 4 minute mile.

[TheGoose45]

@Guitarlover032 um not really but its not bad either

[TheGoose45]

@UCheezyFoSho dude you need to run on the balls of your feet, theres black and white and the balls would be in the gray area, other than that I don't know what else to tell ya

[EddyGriff]

@SoShanTASTiC No, average speed for a 40 in the NFL is in the 5 second range. A reciever or halfback will have it in the 4 second range.