100% disagree. Watch any elite runner and freeze the video just before toe-off. They all have fully a extended back leg. Why? because it the main source of power generation for the next stride.

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Would you consider indoor rowing to be explosive power? If so, would you go with a slower, heavier drag factor, or quicker reps on an easier drag factor?

The same goes for downhill running. Maybe you can do a video on that as well?

i don't know how you see mustafa heel strike, his is most definitly Not, look again and you see the midfoot strike it only looks that way because he is wearing shoes with a high heal, but you can clearly see the presure on the shoe only in the middle

You dont want to lift leg, just wait for ground react force that loads your leg, and even body if you can using it. Leg will hit boot as whip.

I just ran four mikes and it definitely felt like lifting my knees less was easier.

I agree you don’t know as well as you think, but if your routes are filled with other runners I find you can get a comparative sense from them because of your mirror neurons. I can sense my shoulders are not as far back as that runner, or how my stride is differs from that another runner. Obviously the sense improves if you calibrate it with video evidence.

I have a question. Since at mid-stance the leg is bent, and assuming we don't pop up too much in the flight phase, are we a bit "shorter" when we run than when we stand upright? Our eye level should be a bit lower while running, right? Can it be perceivable? If I run at tempo and perceive to be a bit closer to the ground than when standing still, is this how it should be, or does it mean my stride is wonky?

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The video is informative and fun to watch. It always ended with a smile on my face :D

Great video! thank you! it solved the myth of 90 degree elbow I have had. I have another question. My cadence isnt bad. When I start my run today, it was around 190, but after like 4 miles, it dropped to 180, at the last few miles of the 10 miles I did, it was around 175. How can I make it stay around 190?

This is true I've actually changed my way of running and and now I can go further and move faster... note: I'm an ex Triathlete /climber returning to Ultra Running at 90 kilos!

In my experience, for those runners who tend to shuffle, heel running, can encourage more of a knee lift. Stairs are even better for that.

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Who the hell needs to learn how to run? Just run.

When i run in minimalist shoes i dont run like that and i like to actually feel vertical forces and i feel more springy this way

Молодец, Фредерик! Всегда очень интересно смотреть ваши видео! 🙏🏼

What is the 5 most regular myths you hear?

Treadmills are the perfect excuse for loosing time+money around questionable gimmicks and then getting bad biomechanics instead of just getting out and running for real, preferably in the nature

You are a gift to this runner, for sure! This explanation is so well done. People leave before the words of wisdom?! I always get a chuckle from it! Fredrik, you are so funny! Your humor is my kind of humor! Thoroughly enjoy you! ❤

I did not search for this video. But thank you. You're my second favourite old man after my dad now.

And you need a course from a running specialist to really enjoy this freedom.

Well explained! 👍 Although - I experience this only by feeling, not by quantified factors… 😉

Awesome Biitrunner tip. I definitely picked up my cadence in my last run and it was quite fun! Thank you

Bra och intressant material. Kom till Helsingfors och spring Helsinki double. Som består av ett maraton följt av ett halvmaraton. Springer man okej snabbt så har man tid att vila en timme eller så. Det skulle vara intresserade att se hur du vilar, laddar eller vad du gör för att efter en mara attackera en halvmara till. Den är i maj månad så du kan springa i vanliga skor. Tack för bra tips för övrigt.

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un coureur posant le pie sur la tranche aura plus de risques de développer un TSL. Cela a été mon cas, à mes débuts. Je courais avec une pose talon/tranche : hyer supination et du coup syndrome de l'essui glace assez difficile à faire disparaitre. Je courais avec des chaussures très amortissantes à coussin d'air (Nike) et quelques Asics. Ce problème a disparu avec les années, je ne sais plus grace à quoi. En tout cas j'ai eu ma période minimalisme (moins maintenant, quoique drop 4 à 8mm en général) qui a surement contribué à faire disparaitre ce problème. Car ce nouvau type d'amorti et semelle oblige à faire un travail de pose de pied plus dynamique

How many cm would be good to aim for on asfalt in different speeds. Also gravel if it differ?

Sorry, I don't understand. For proper running, for which strike should strive for? I like the discussion, but I'm not sure what the actionable information is.

going to start using "toe dipper" more often now 😂

At 2:03, was the tune from some bollywood song i.e. Tera chehra (Sanam teri kasam)? May be they copied from somewhere, don’t know.

Best running advice so far. Lots of runners trying to sleep less in order to do more recovery sessions and trying to buy more shoes intead of running more.

This is awesome! Im a heavy runner (over 100kg) and I notice in my run my upper body was rotating too much causing my foot strike to plant on the ground too long. I watched Kipchoge and Kipturn and notice they kept there arms close to there chest at sharp angle. I figured because my arms are big and heavy I try this to reduce my lateral movement and reduce my foot strike time. Boy it made a huge difference I felt it increase both my energy efficiency and increased my cadence from 163 to 170 bpm, because it reduce my lateral movement which reduce foot strike ground impact and move my hips over my feet because my arms were higher up on my chest which allowed my back to keep upright. Your video proved it was right the thing. Thanks alot

Recently due to a bad snow I ran on a treadmill for the first time in 2 years. I noticed that I felt very very strange to run correctly. At least that's how it felt. Maybe it was just in my head Have you noticed w/ your clients a big difference between treadmill technique vs paved paths (best I got).

I run barefoot and barefoot sandals. My heel still hits the ground. I just doesn't do it first. But it for sure still hits. I couldn't imagine running in a way that keeps it from contacting the ground. My cadence is so high running this way. I average around 185 at a 9 min mile and I'm 511. I don't work to get this cadence it is just what happens.

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Great way to explain underestimated things!

I was about to comment to ask which tropical country this was recorded.

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What an insightful point! We might think we're leaning forward at a steeper angle when we're actually just correcting for leaning back when we increase speed.

I have forced my feet closer to the ground because I thought I saved energy, thanks for clearing this up

I incorporated this based on the title alone and it helped my running tremendously

Dear Fred your pro explanations are always very interesting and good. However, do not forget the medium you are using. KZbin is neither a scientific magazine nor a scientific paper/book. I suggest making less words and more visual examples. After a while, it is very difficult to follow you. Thank you for your effort.

Happy to hear this advice because I have developed chronic sciatica which has weaken my ankles (sort of a lazy foot) and my feet prone to getting caught on the ground causing me to fall a few times! By working on lifting higher off the ground should reduce this, and I should be more efficient by this explanation.

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Hill or no hill, I never considered sprinting to be an example of efficiency. (It's like saying the definition of "economy" means to spend as fast as you can. Oh wait, that's just the government.)

Brilliant, helpful and amusing as ever 😂

The shorter your GCT, the longer the flight phase. While flying, you go first up, then down. How much? Well, that depends on your flight time, and flight time only, because of physical laws. No matter how much horizontal distance you cover while in the air, the vertical distance is dictated by your flight time, and nothing else. Unfortunately, this vertical distance goes with the square of your flight time. If you fly twice as long, you must jump 4 times as high. This means, if you aim to shorten your GCT, you need to jump ever higher, thereby counteracting the positive effect of regaining energy from your tendons. Some runners might even benefit from extending their GCT! I would love to see a video working out how to find the optimum GCT (range) for each runner.

Brilliant! I didnt know that the 90° "rule" was nonsense, but the proof is right here. And now that I think about it, I probably don't pull my shoulders back much at all! My normal cadence is actually around 170+, but my feet are low to the ground and my shoulder joints don't move much. can't wait to implement these new tips on my next run!