PERFECT RUNNING FORM - World's Fastest Marathon Runner (Kelvin Kiptum)

[@Ty-gn6vk]

RIP Kelvin Kiptum

[@sam.83]

😭

[@ddahstan6876]

RIP the Great K. Kiptum. You were destined to achieve greatness each step of the way!!!

[@NoNameNoLastName]

Watched this and went for a run - and noticed how tense I was keeping my shoulders. Thanks!

[@GittinNGiven]

Thank you I'm 55 years old & running my first half marathon in Aruba June 2nd and this is very helpful.

[@JamesDunne]

Glad you found it helpful. Best of luck!!

[@halmo68]

Bonne course 🏃🏻

[@suckafreesaint]

Good luck 🙌🏽

[@paxundpeace9970]

Remarkable video about him. He will never be forgotten. RIP Kelvin Kiptum

[@JamesDunne]

Yes indeed! Once in a lifetime athlete.

[@andrukthegreat]

This man was unreal he was so flawless in his running. SHoCKING HE DIEd SO SO PREMATURELY. He was a phenimenon

[@rebeccamartel3610]

Lawrence van lingen talks about that head movement shift being about greater stability and an advantage in carrying head weight

[@shrikantjangam]

This is really nice.. hope this will help me

[@luckyspurs]

So sad I'm not going to see the great man running through Greenwich tomorrow. He was incredible last year in the rain. Running 2.01.25 (then just 16 seconds off the world record) at the London Marathon, before smashing it in Chicago.

[@nichokituku4799]

During the second half of London he was crazy fast. He missed a bottle and exploded to fast speed that the commentators thought he got it wrong... By the end he registered the fastest second half of marathon on a rainy slippery surface. We will miss him.

[@eagle63-94]

Excellente analyse. Le déhanchement des épaules de Kelvin me fait un peu penser aux mouvements des épaules de Jim Walmsley, dans une moindre mesure. Jim aurait ce déhanchement un peu plus à la verticale car il est très élastique sur ses jambes

[@lennyfitzgerald4190]

Yes always good stuff here, & do you ever have any specifics to share about & w/us sprinters??

[@nomvonglismerced4311]

side to side prevents having to strike the ground pronated which is a weaker strike

[@paxundpeace9970]

Brigid Kosgei does has this crossmotion from side to side too. Still Assefa in Berlin was incredible

[@aristodiga82]

talking about elbow, this is why I find it strange that most running tips always said keep your elbows at 90° angle. The reality is that they are never on 90° angle. always smaller than that. You can force it, but it will make your lower arms feel heavy. It's time to change that theory.

[@ozzy9708]

Yes your shoulders and lats provide the weight to deliver forward momentum. Not arms and elbows

[@eagle63-94]

tout a fait d'accord avec @ozzy9708. Je remarque également que les coureurs(euses) africains ayant cette postion de bras très pliés, sont également très cambrés, donc, peut être pour mieux ouvrir la cage thoracique. Mais il faut avoir de bons ischio jambiers

[@paxundpeace9970]

Pro marathon runners that qualify for the olympics normaly run between 100 and 115 miles during peak weeks and average about 90 miles a week for comparison.

[@JamesDunne]

Yep. Quite a difference hey?!

[@OaxSport]

James, your analysis of Kelvin Kiptum's running form is incredibly insightful! The tips for emulating aspects of the world's fastest marathon runner are invaluable for improving our own techniques. Thanks for sharing your expertise and keeping us motivated to run stronger and injury-free! 👟💨 #MarathonTraining #RunnersCommunity

[@nichokituku4799]

Was waiting to hear you mention how his foot lands with no or very minimal pronation. A keen observation of how his foot lands resembles that of Jacob ingebrigtsen of norway. Very rare in distance runners. Was that a strength or a weakness?

[@sundayrunday7586]

James, how’s your running going? Miss seeing you in your videos!! Hope you’re well. Thanks for continuing to bring us content. 🫶

[@natesilvers2166]

He ran built his foundation in his youth running barefoot, it's that simple. Same as Kipchoge, Bekele, Haile, Chelimo, Bikila, Bolt, Rudisha etc. Trying to figure out how to run with good form wearing shoes is like trying to learn how to play darts with a blindfold on.

[@semihsengun526]

Thank you for letting us watch this video of perfect running form. I am saddened by the untimely death of Kelvin Kiptum. I had the chance to have a look at this video thanks to your e-mail.

[@English.runner.en.Espana]

It’s funny. Your watching the video and suddenly realise that you will never see him run again. Truly sad. A loss for humanity and some big big shoes to fill. X

[@nichokituku4799]

He was the perfect man to take over from Kipchoge. He could have raised the bar higher.

[@Cuaks778]

Thanks for the details. This will make my running more efficient and easier. Im indonesian runner. 👍👍👍

[@johnmcdonagh374]

Great video! Thank you!

[@suzannehock7527]

Very helpful. Thank you

[@JamesDunne]

Glad you think so. Thanks!

[@nitishsingh8298]

Legend he was. ✨✨💫

[@HamstarBlah]

So sad he is no more with us. Great Legend

[@muene123]

Could it be that Kiptum was leading the movement with his hip and turning the upper body toward the leading leg and therefore having this pendulum in the upper body? Like Jan Frodeno at the end of his career (credit to van Lingen).

[@k.prasannavenkateshkasturi2158]

THANKS BROTHER.

[@JamesDunne]

You’re welcome!

[@piyushpandey5206]

Please my friend can you tell me how kelvin kiptum breathe while running there is lot of confusion in breathing patterns do you have any idea

[@alpineassault]

I guess it would really come down to trying to incorporate the mechanics of textbook good form with your own biomechanics of what is comfortable for you then to find the best outcome with both ingredients.

[@Baba6ita]

Please do a Wanyonyi running form breakdown

[@TheKaysti]

Death robbed my country of a great hero. RIP Kiptum.

[@helencanbecanbe1372]

Wow so cool😊😊😊❤

[@mattwoodywoodRT]

He was a legend 🌟

[@JamesDunne]

once in a lifetime athlete

[@A-wish18]

Could you tell me which one software about the angle analysis software in videos. thanks.

[@JamesDunne]

It's called OnForm :)

[@adamgoff2341]

Such an incredible talent I think sub 1:59 was possible for him RIP kelvin kiptum

[@shy_sorai]

Whoa, so sad he isn't with us anymore. He was and still is a legend! I just posted a lackluster run update. But I am getting back on it now. 👟💕

[@benjamin.kelley]

Smooth is fast. I have a slightly side to side motion like that as well, but about 2 and 1/2 minutes per mile slower haha

[@anoriginalnick]

Do they apply spinal engine theory ?

[@theslingmethod]

Every runner applies Spinal Engine Theory. It’s the basis of all locomotion. It’s also the foundation for The Sling Method.

[@gazza2933]

My running form is not very good. Thank you for this. Rest In Peace Kelvin Kiptum. 💐 Good Luck to everyone taking part in The London Marathon.

[@enriquedeleon5525]

RIP Kiptum excellent content 🌟🙏🏻 My reference

[@stanleyong1698]

The most important, he was very light, if you are heavy runner, you are not at the same starting point.

[@adadkoko]

Kip hero i so miss you..

[@Jimlee412]

Till we meet again Kiptum

[@wingwalker007]

Great runner, such a shame. I have a question James, I’m a floppy foot runner and I’m looking at dorsiflection of my foot. I have good ankle flexibility. My plan is to get to the gym on the treadmill to get time in with conscious technique and try to build that muscle memory. Do you have any drills that would help with building good form in relation to foot position.

[@samkelonzama9553]

This is talking to me, i am one of the best runners but i still fail to focus on my running posture

[@dan27music]

I run 10 miles every other week or so, but afterwards I have sore knees. I have some decent Nike shoes, I don't overstride and try to land my feet under my body. What am I doing wrong?

[@MorbidGalaxy]

knee pain isnt always bad, otherwise it could be that you are running to many hills or not stretching properly. Could also be some other biomechanical issue consider running on some softer surface if you are running on road or sidewalk

[@beansandrunning]

Usually it is one of this three options: 1. You are running too much too early and your bone density, ligaments and muscles did not adapt properly yet. 2. Your glutes (medius and minimus) are not well trained. 3. You ankles are not mobile (knee to wall test)

[@Fianettaauxel2013Auxel-yz9ru]

Like Mo Farah style.

[@Jay-ix4hp]

God bless him .im sure those athletes have no idea about what you just saying

[@EgyptianSnow]

He won't coz he's no more. RIP KIPTUM

[@TavichBouanga-bayiliel]

that´s right ! God i miss him

[@bui340]

Just do rotational whole body stretching-exercises and you'll be all fine😊

[@wayando]

RIP Kiptum 🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪

[@wanjemulina3423]

Running is triggering folliculitis on my thighs and legs due to heavy sweating.

[@Fernandez218]

running 13mph for almost 2 hours exactly ... lol is insane. i can barely do 9mph for 1 mile.

[@ailux.]

He is literally floating.

[@Brianna58321]

Rest in Peace 💔.

[@PavoNurmi06672]

RIP brother

[@ramonsalvatierrahealer]

great video ,sorry but pushing its not a efficience way of running, when he has triple extension is a terrible way to put more tension on your joins, and inactivate the glutes!

[@Eh-Mungu-Nguvu-Yetu-q8p]

1:48 don't try that their training is more brutal than our military

[@tatersncorn]

RIP legend

[@chiyaogeneshen2922]

The side to side sway seems most optimal to me personally, I don’t know how not being more “fluid” is actually the conventional standard because when you land you should be loading into the side you’re landing, right? If you’re not doing that, how can you effectively push off 🤔 this is what’s natural to me personally

[@JerfCycles]

Didn’t Eliud Kipchoge run a sub 2 hour marathon?

[@michaelhenry4405]

No. He ran a sub 2hr marathon distance under specific conditions. But it was not a marathon event. Kiptum is the world record marathon holder.

[@GaryMillerUK]

Special bouncy shoes, a team of pacemakers, lasers IIRC. It was still impressive, but nothing like a real marathon race.

[@Seraph-kb3ev]

@garymilkerUK…. All that stuff did was help Nike it didn’t actually help kipchoge run faster, potentially hindered him as it was just a training run instead of a race he was just faster. Kiptum was a great runner but not s as good as kipchoge. Kiltums unique style wasn’t suitable for the long haul. He most likely would have become injured and never run faster. Definitely never as fast as kipchoge.

[@ArodWinterbornSteed]

Look at his belly button. He might have swagger in the shoulders and hips but his centre of mass is moving smoothly in a straight line. Compare that to the stock footage guy - bobbing up and down and this way and that. The point is to have all of your movements aggregate into motion only in the direction you are running- without any residual movement leftover that must then be compensated.

[@ajbeeskneesjr]

It's like he's boxing while running! RIP

[@fullfree1812]

RIP Kelvin

[@TheAxtrex]

Funny how his "flawed" running style suddenly becomes unique and something great, only after you break WR. BUT before was nothing but mediocre running form and tecnique

[@PikuBytes]

The world and critics are bullshit, Do what's you like, and make them wrong

[@ericfigueroa1145]

The only technique you need is to be from Kenya 🇰🇪.

[@m.r5072]

💙💙💙💙

[@JasonPitts-vl9kp]

rip KELVIN KIPTUM

[@omprakashgurjar4663]

Hamen English thodi kam samajh mein aati hai

[@Gopi-kq5cm]

❤

[@gohardnation7769]

I cannot be the only one thinking his dea** was a murder. Seizing greatness before he re-wrote every distance record there is. Rest King-

[@alfasaurus362]

I dont think it was murder, just a very bad luck. But i understand why some people think that way cauz he was just popping up and training to his first olympics to break more records, its insane how this talent is long way gone now.

[@Szeresdjol]

And remember all the while that cardiologists have found that if you are running more than 25-30 km per week, you are in danger of building up calcium plaques in the heart muscle, causing the heart to become rigid and leading to early death. Important to consider how much is the healthy weekly or daily portion.

[@omprakashgurjar4663]

Sar main India se dekh raha hun aapko Hindi nahin aati hai kya

[@derrickbraithwaite-mais8469]

🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿😳😢

[@IspánL79]

In my opinion Kiptum's technique wasn't good. Sorry 🤷‍♀

[@Paultimate7]

"I dont want to suggest running a marathon a day is beneficial but let me tell you how running a marathon a day is beneficial" wtf dude are you drunk?