RunningTechnique 101

[@dwb345]

Late on the comments but great video

[@syedalikazim]

Thanks for this very useful tip. I think this heel strike is causing me injury (Planter fascitis) and slower cadence. I'm going to incorporate this drill into my warm up.

[@takeaim420]

I don’t know if you guys read these, but after watching this video a couple weeks ago I started implementing what I learned in this video in my stride. WOW!! What a difference. It felt weird and silly at first, but I can run for long periods of time pain free now. My knees are no longer KILLING me and my ankles don’t hurt anymore. Thanks for this amazing video. You’re all the best, and I’m back on track with my running 😁

[@therunnersacademy]

Take Aim so great to hear!

[@takeaim420]

Dude this is great! I’ve been running regularly (again... finally) for the last 3 weeks and my knees are killing me. Last time I ran for about 3 minutes and had to stop it hurt so bad. I could feel the braking and reverberation in my knee joint each stride. I can’t wait to start incorporating the mindfulness technique you outlined here. I’m already walking around my apartment like a goober pretending I’ve got extra long inner ankles. Thanks for this! PS - Goal Guys 4 Lyfe

[@SolePompano]

By doing the overreaching pattern are you using your energy as efficiently as possible? I only say this because the teardrop pattern looks like it uses a lot less energy to bring the leg back up to the front. So I’m wondering if you could mix the two a little by using the tear drop pattern with your leg but not be over reaching at all?

[@activelivingchallenger4298]

what is the tear drop reaching pattern? I'm confused about that portion of the video.

[@therunnersacademy]

The teardrop pattern describes the swing mechanics of the stride. The tear drop indicates that the runner is not applying force effectively into the ground. Your leg acts like a swinging spring while you run. If you are not applying force effectively to the ground as soon the foot hits the ground (front end mechanics) due to overstriding you are forced apply more force in the back end of the stride(back end mechanics) as you spring(leg) is released the foot kicks back instead of driving forward. Overall the swing pattern will be more oval shaped if you are applying force correctly.

[@activelivingchallenger4298]

@@therunnersacademy thank you for the detailed response. I believe I am guilty of this. I am scared of getting injuries so i gingerly step instead of applying a lot of force. Ironically I find I am more prone to getting injuries when running slower. Perhaps running faster makes it more easy for me to have better run mechanics. I will try the exercise in the video and hope it will help for my long runs.