STOP STRETCHING BEFORE YOU RUN: Do This Instead

[@wojtekkos341]

I've refreshed this material today. What a good and simple message is contained here. From now on, I'm not moving forward with my training without at least a little bit of this activation. Thanks a lot for your knowledge, Eric!

[@MM-bg7in]

So if I’m really unstable with the foot exercises and one legged hops, in time as I get better, what will be the improvement to look forward? Young 50, heavy runner with tendency for foot problems. Thanks.

[@TrailrunnerTroy]

You’re like KZbin pocket part supplement to The Cool Impossible! Extremely useful video, Coach - greatly appreciated.

[@BornToRunCoach]

That's the plan. The book is the foundation and we can expand forever on it. Thanks for watching and interacting.

[@AcesGaruda]

I can’t find that slant board in the uk. Does anyone know of a similar product available here?

[@lorienlowinaction]

So cool on the potential coaching gig! So beautiful out there. Thank you for the videos, they add soso much to the diatance/on line coaching!

[@1972summitseries]

Glute med is definitely my problem. Looking forward to more videos on the run form. Thank you!

[@mvzinn111]

Freo, not French! Dang spell check.

[@IndianaNaturalDog]

You had me at, "its a great holiday gift for yourself." :) Thanks for all this information you put out. I've been struggling with plantar fasciitis since August after overtraining. PT has helped but your drills and exercises I plan to integrate in my rehab. Thanks again!

[@BornToRunCoach]

Ouch, PT is nasty. Most times it comes from the calves, so if you are not, focus on them. Deep tissue massage and then stretching them, for kong periods of time. This is one time when stretching is needed to get to the fascia.

[@brandonsheffield9873]

I typically run on the balls of my feet (toe running). When fatigued i slow down and switch to mid foot striking. Heal running shocks my legs too much and jars my head and neck causing really bad migranes. However, my calves suffer from tightness for several days. Im also susceptible to shin splints, even at peak fitness. I apply RICE usually but my last bout of it took about 45 days to fully recover and be able to walk and run comfortably.

[@BornToRunCoach]

I would stop running on your toes, which is probably keeping your heels elevated off the ground and stressing the calves. Go to a forefoot strike, allowing heels to kiss the ground. Again, lots and lots on the channel for this.

[@brandonsheffield9873]

Do you do other work outs? I love running, im in my 40's now and have noticed my chest is strarting to droop, my lower belly pokes out if i fully relax, and have tiny love handles (enough to pinch but doest protude or over hang my slim fit jeans). Just curious. Im just now getting back into running shape since retiring fro US marine corps 9 months ago.

[@BornToRunCoach]

Lots on the channel on this and the books so dive in. Congrats on retirement!

[@aliciavalentyn5889]

Priceless wisdom :-) Thank you!

[@b1650514]

I just got the slant board and this thing just may be a game changer for me. I did my first work out and its amazing how it highlighted my week parts. One leg might have good stability in one position of the slant board but the other leg might have poor stability in that position which would correlate to were I've been injury prone. Change the slant board position and I could feel other area's of instability which would also correlate to were I've been injury prone.

[@BornToRunCoach]

Right on. It attacks your weakness in a potent way and works up from there. Bring on the training and keep us posted.

[@georgeeliot1256]

Thank you for pulling it together here! It was helpful too to see you use the slant board. I interpreted the directions as aiming to stay steady on the nub only during the foot exercise sequence and, seeing how that is an enormous challenge, basically gave up.

[@BornToRunCoach]

You definitely want to "try" to balance on the center piece, but it is in the TRYING where the challenge and potency comes. I will be doing more throughout winter. Thanks for watching.

[@blueOrion]

Wow - I've tried this instead of stretching for 2 days and couldn't believe it! For the first time, I didn't feel stiff or tight after a run. The second run was on tough mountain trails and I couldn't believe I actually ran all the hills without getting tired! Did I just taste the Cool Impossible?

[@benharding7054]

Super useful video,,,thanks! - Does the freo slant board ship to UK? I added to cart, but it looks like UK not an option...? be great if it was!

[@mvzinn111]

I received my French set yesterday and used it this morning. My glutes are sore!

[@mvzinn111]

Freo not french.

[@BornToRunCoach]

Ha, you had me there for a minute. Thanks for being open minded on a new way of training, it is crazy good. Begin you notice how all the run niggles begin to disappear. Run strong.

[@hikerJohn]

Ive never got in the habit of stretching before a hike/run. I only do it after 3-5 miles and after 20 miles. Just mobility stretches. It's hard to tie your shoes after 20 miles. Sometimes I do deep squats in the middle of a run/hike. I just looked it up and that actually works the gluteus medius.

[@ThanhNguyen-bg7yf]

Greetings from Vietnam and thank you for the great video. I’m reading the Cool Impossible now while having PF. Filming myself running I can definitely see how terrible my form is, to lead to this nasty injury 😂. Can’t wait for it to heal so I can start training and fixing my form.

[@jkmaynard11]

Eric thanks, I missed the connection to the slant board and glute activation. I am currently struggling with sore Achilles.. I am sure it is the result of muscle imbalance and not backing off the training. Thank you again.

[@samsonite3562]

It would be cool to see Kipchoge take on Walmsley at Western States

[@johnhenderson205]

Thank you for this video, much appreciated. All starting to make a lot of sense

[@StevenKW]

Hello Eric, Where did you get the poles?

[@barbararussell897]

Love this. Thank you. This is exactly what I need.

[@XIWreckYouX]

How did the Quarterback hand-warmer work? I have the same issue with dead batteries in low temperatures.

[@BornToRunCoach]

Works extremely well. It is convenient and keeps it warm enough to not burn the battery. I still can't keep it out recording for very long, but that is how I record anyway, short quick intervals.

[@isbrytaren]

Wow! Great advice as always! Regarding footmuscle, what is your opinion on fivefingers-shoes?

[@BornToRunCoach]

Thanks for watching. I think 5fingers are great water shoes and can be good for strength running drills when you cant be on grass, barefoot.

[@YadiAlamin]

This is genius!

[@Adam-rh9my]

I see you took out the new Inov8 for a run! I just got them today. Tomorrow, I'm planning to try the 0 drop shoes for the first time. Greetings from Slovakia Eric. Very excited to hear about the Kenya project. It will definitely enrich your knowledge even more. And what a great opportunity to compare that experience with Tarahumara Indians. Please don't forget to share some bits for us too.

[@BornToRunCoach]

Hello Yatan. Great to hear from you. And yes, I love the Inov8 TerraUltra for long runs and hope you like them, keep me posted. And start out slow and short for zero drop. The Kenyan thing is interesting but complicated, so not sure I will except, but we will see. Would love to explore Slovakia some day! Thanks for watching.

[@Adam-rh9my]

​@@BornToRunCoach So just an update. The shoes feel great. I am surprised how they fit me, even tho I have narrow feet. I had an interval run the next day I got em and had to run fast in them. (against your advice, but u know how it is if u get a new running shoes. I was excited :DD) I could definitely feel my achilles after the run. In my threshold run I started to feel ankles, achilles and basically the whole foot, but nothing too bad..just understanding that evolutions are taking place. The bad news is I can still fell my right hip flexor. Especially in the 2nd part of my runs. I am working on those gluts just like you told me to. But it will probably take a while. I don't know if it starts to hurt because it's tired after like 20-30min of running or if when I get tired I tend to forget to focus on my running technique. It didn't bother me at all at the begging of this week's runs. The good news is that my cadence jumped from 155avg to 170 when running really slow. Like 6:40 min/km. The question for you Eric would be, do you recommend running through the pain (it's not too bad) until it goes completely away or just completely recover.? I run 3x a week. I feel like it never fully heals. But then maybe there is nothing to heal, because when I play tennis I don't feel it at all.I don't know. Thanks for all the time u put into this. Keep it up!

[@Floressasful]

So important and so much knowledge in this video. Thanks for putting that all together. How you always dig down to the long-term source of problems and not just fix short term symptoms is gold!

[@barbr8220]

Thank you for all the advice. I am always a beginner runner and quit. I am currently suffering from a bad low back and really tight hips. The dr keeps saying stretch. I got Cool Impossible when it first came out and the wooden slant board. I pulled them out last night and I’m trying this approach. And rereading the book. I have the kindle and hardback versions. I need to find the hardback since it’s easier to review the exercises. Do you have any advice for walking form? Apparently I do that incorrectly as well. I tried to walk yesterday for exercise and the foot, back and hip pain came back.