Running technique 9 year old

Overall very nice running, definitely a natural talent. Nevertheless there are issues to work on. Jurriaan (light as a feather) is landing lateral on BOF due to foot positioning and active landing. On the left almost crossing over the midline, the right foot lands about on the midline. To keep balance he has to shift his trunk to the lateral side excessively (lateroflexion). His "errors" show more when he runs at slow pace, then there's some active push-off as well. Also arm movement can be improved.

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[drone713]

His sprinting form is alright but he leans way too far forward in his regular running form, the first 10 seconds in the video. I really hope you're not teaching people to lean that far forward, it's not natural at all.

[Thjeko]

@drone713 I agree. Jur has a tendency to over-lean when running in an easy pace. The lean is very subtle. Too much lean (bending in the waist) will lead to feet hurrying (slamming) back to the ground (in front of the hips) to brake to forward movement to catch up with the too far and fast moving ahead body. It is still a weak point of his running and it has my concern. Good comment, thanks for sharing.

[AcustizSlave]

I ran like this boy. But on longer distance not doing this, its harmful.max 2 km is good with this technique, hit the ground with outer front feet edge and blast trough track. Hips and nees must be in top shape

[Thjeko]

@AcustizSlave His pronounced landing on the lateral edge of his forefoot changed to almost neutral when switching to minimalistic shoes. His main distance at the moment is 1-2.5km.

[davist2]

good form but those shoes are two big.. he definitely got some good foot strike in there and great turn over for a 9 year old, im impressed

[Thjeko]

@davist2 Yes the shoes won't do him any good. Strangely enough this kind of shoe is what running shops tell parents to be good shoes for their kids. He switched to minimalistic shoes soon after this vid after explaining his parents about the benefits of less cushioned and stabilizing shoes. It did really feel good to him and it enabled him to optimize his landing to more neutral on the ball of the foot, instead of too pronounced on the lateral side of BOF (supinated)

[SWohioFILMS]

Wow, why all the hateful comments towards a 9 year old. What a bunch of pathetic internet troll idiots.

[matthewxcountry]

His running technique is fabulous, especially for a 9 year old, but not quite as fabulous as those amazing metallic green pants! :)

[ClancySwift]

heheheeee i know him!!! he's , like, 12 now

[VotreCauchemar]

255 steps per minute = 8 bit resolution per minute.  This kid is a microcontroller! :P

[cicirunner]

Amazing form but why is he wearing green spandex?

[MrPhilosophicalpanda]

I don't know what you guys are talking about. You're supposed to lean forward slightly at the ankles while running. If you don't, it's nearly impossible not to heel strike.

[thealkimista2012]

EVERYBODY RUNS DIFFERENT,THERE IS NOT ONLY ONE WAY OF

RUNNINN THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS THIS KID FOUND HIS WAY AND I THINK

IS PRETTY GOOD AND HIS BODY LL GET USE TO IT,

FOR ALL THOSE THAT THINK THAT ARE EXPERTS I SAY IF YOU

REALLY KNEW ABOUT RUNNING YOU LL CONGRATULATE THE KID...

[trevdog110]

@Cukac97 really?id like to see that.

[Cukac97]

i could run 15 times faster when i was 9..but he is pretty god :D

[IThinkWereParkedMan0]

@drone713 I fully disagree. This kid has near perfect technique, which is remarkable seeing how he's wearing those terribly designed shoes. The biggest problem with his running is that is feet are flying up towards his butt (which is what many trainers incorrectly tell people to do), which is caused by the momentum generated by the heavy shoes.

[Favourized]

when he's older he's gonna work a lot on his abs and back then he's forward leaning will be way.