Bad Running Technique Analysis

Once you learn the Pose Method you begin to notice that many runners don't have good technique. Better yet, they have no technique. Since technique means the "skill of doing," they are not correctly doing anything in particular since there is no standard. However, with the Pose Method we do have a standard to compare to. Today we will look at an Olympic runner from the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Although she is an elite runner, she still has poor technique. In this video we'll dissect the many levels of poor technique.

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Sports

Tags:

• bad
• running
• high

[MrPhilosophicalpanda]

@12bmaz Yeah, but any impact force on your heel would be directly exerted against your forward momentum.

[FragIncDarKn3sS]

the center of gravity is off slightly

[timkim543]

@12bmaz of course its possible with foot ahead of center of gravity, its done all the time. But he is examining from a perspective of efficiency. It requires more energy and complex leg compression to move your upper body across your legs if they are in front of your center of mass

[campbpar]

She's like, 'I don't care about my neck bone or my wobble gate, I'm getting first place.'

[12bmaz]

the whole idea that striking your foot ahead of your center of gravity will slow you down is partially flawed. Yes, if your leg was a rigid stick striking at that angle, ti would want to slow you down. This is because, if your leg couldnt bend, you would have to move your weight up to move it forward. But your legs CAN bend, so you really dont have to move your body weight upward in order to move forward.

[spoonshine91]

nice analysis. thanks.

[Teghead]

@Lehmann108

Down an incline... hmm interesting, it might even be up a decline.

[Lehmann108]

@Teghead She must be running down a slight incline with that huge over-stride.

[wolfdog45]

I watched this for less than 10 seconds and I thought "stride to long and crazy heel strike"

[Teghead]

I wonder if she is running downhill slightly.