The DOs and DON'Ts of Downhill Running

[@runnersconnect]

Do you have any downhill running tips of your own?

[@sebastianfurst3057]

the BEST VIDEO ON YT FOR THIS

[@runnersconnect]

Woo! Glad to hear it, Sebastian!

[@parcerito9817]

"hey, i can run 1,5 min/km faster and take this huge gangaroo steps" - > broke both my ankles, 14 months recovery.

[@JustMe-ob3nw]

😨

[@parcerito9817]

@@TalesIncs hi the actual path where I got my tendons severly inflamed was no ordinary. The downhills lasted for ages (500m to 800m) with a decent of perhaps moderate 5 degrees. So I took thousands of strides more or less in a row with excess force to the achiles tendons.

[@hebrews11vs5]

It seems like I can approach down hills in one of 2 ways: holding back or opening up the stride and letting gravity just do its thing. The latter seems to be very dangerous on my body from repetitive use injuries and so even though it is very fast, I rarely do it. Only in a race and when I care a lot about the race.

[@stevekaminski1280]

Glad I found this. one thing I have found in any sport. Like they said look out a ways. But I try to look where I want to go not at what I am afraid of. If I look at a rock i will hit it. If I look at the path next to it that is where my foot tends to land. It seems to work for Rowing, Snowboarding, Mountain biking and Down Hill Trail Running. Great video Thank you! I tend to prefer the downhill part of the run.

[@JustMe-ob3nw]

Very good - thanks! And I definitely prefer uphill 🏃🏻‍♀️

[@michaelsantana5781]

Didn't keep a soft bend in my knee, hyperextended my knee now I'm out for recovery. Lesson learned. Hopefully nothing too bad.

[@runnersconnect]

Ouch! Wishing you a speedy recovery, Michael!

[@tomyvo8216]

Thank you! This help a lot

[@runnersconnect]

No problem, Tomy! Happy training!

[@prazolbista]

Thank you for the useful tips But the downhill I looked for it doesn't look anything like this. We've more like a slope downhill. When I am running this downhill my footing strike isn't well and I seem to put a lot of pressure in the foot and I can actually feel it in every strike

[@runnersconnect]

Hi, Prazol! Thanks for the response. This video was filmed on trails but it does apply to the roads as well. What part of the foot are you landing on?

[@stevejodoin9937]

Arms wide and mobile. Use them extensively for balancing

[@JimLarranaga5k]

Did I miss something? I don't recall any tips for those "pesky single tracks" that you mentioned in the beginning.

[@brockobama257]

My abs and back fatigue quickly when downhill running, any tips? I attribute it to a weak core, but could a common technique issue be the cause?

[@cooperpayne]

Brock Obama, I'm no expert but I'd recommend adding some core and back training to your regimen

[@sth2937]

Definitely won't listen to music running downhill anymore the 5 times I have e 3 times I rolled my ankle.

[@yanyanyan6941]

running downhill is not fun, my knees is killing me.

[@ColinBFClarke]

land on heels

[@frackler7593]

nah

[@runnersconnect]

Do you still have questions after watching?

[@FoodFFacts]

Prefer uphill