YUKI KAWAUCHI ARM SWING: 2018 BOSTON MARATHON CHAMPION! | Sage Running Form Technique Analysis

Arm Swing and Running form of a #BadAss Champion Runner!
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[@chun_ting]

No sponsor, no coach, he training himself at his leisure time, he paid for his tickets and hotels in overseas competitions, he paid for his equipments, he had a full time job and still achieved to the world class level, he is too inspiring, chasing his goal all by himself, just like a Japanese Rocky.

[@craigtsmith6957]

I saw this guy win in Zurich 16 - snow; rain - it was an out and back course so I saw him running the Kenyans down - also a high drop out with cold. I couldnt believe his speed at 20 miles!

[@stevocanuck]

Seeing him win the marathon really gives me hope. No sponsorships, 40 hour week job, runs once a day (from what i read), and more importantly, he's not east african. And lol you totally exaggerated his arm swing

[@zodmorality]

Awesome comment, my friend.

[@charliefullen2420]

Hello

[@wokewatch8508]

mind>matter

[@ConanObrien22]

Well, he's definitely one of a kind but you gotta know something, many of elite runners drop out Boston due to the ineligible world record attempt. The course was downhill and the weather was terrible. Still, kawauchi has the heart of fighter. His legs a bit too bulky for an elite runner and his unorthodox method to run more than 3 marathons each year and his training method deserve a spotlight. He could be the game changer of east African runners domination. I believe the Japanese and their persistence will have some other athletes like kawauchi, he's the blueprint of unorthodox

[@yo-no9879]

hard work is prominent in Japanese culture

[@michaelreid322]

I tried Yuki's arm swing motion on my long run this morning, just to remind myself not to tense up my shoulders and arms. I figured he did it to keep everything relaxed and get good breaths. Seemed to work pretty well.

[@Trgn]

Theres no secret. Just real hard work and determination paying offs. Respect

[@tc-3]

I find your form analysis videos really interesting and would like to see more of them. I know there are many videos regarding form of the elites all over youtube, but I like your explanations the most. Keep up providing such awesome content!

[@fredisfast]

Don't they hate it when one of their prime picks doesn't win ? They can't just be happy for Yuki, that have to act like he doesn't exist. It's interesting how sometimes factors like bad weather can give one guy an advantage. Hooray Yuki !!

[@siamkarl]

One aspect of arm swing is whether there is a slightly-explosive movement downward (a snap downwards you might say) accompanied by a more-or-less effortless bounce back upwards. I have noticed a snap downward among many elites, perhaps because it can be exerted at the precise moment of maximum fall to increase body momentum. Also, as shown in your Deek clip, explosiveness can be applied to both upward & downward arm movement when higher speed is required. In Yuki's case, there appears to be a slight snap downward along with use of a pronounced shoulder swing to move his arms.

[@PhilMargolies]

I recorded myself running last week. I was surprised that my form, especially my arm swing looked a bit weird. I was thinking I need to do something to change it. However, after seeing this video, I feel a bit better that it is very much like Kawauchi's running style, just half the speed.

[@wokewatch8508]

the speed is the important part, at

[@krioni86sa]

how did you record yourself?

[@charstringetje]

:-) At the end. Mentioning you sell training plans, primed my brain to hear: "Any service, any distance."

[@allgoo1964]

Kawauchi does everything different from other runners in just about every aspect. That's what makes him stand out and makes him popular. He runs like under great suffering and just about to collapse on the course but somehow being able to keep stranding on the feet. Other great runners look much easier. Then again, some of the greatest runners in the history had the same attitude, like Zátopek. At the end of the day long distance running is a competition of who can tolerate the greatest suffering.

[@BobbyScottIV]

sage can you do a video on serial racing vs taking a long time to prepare for a single race?

[@tc-3]

I am interested in that topic, as well.

[@heyuechang]

I'd also enjoy seeing a video on that topic!

[@JoeySwanson34]

Yeah that would be an interesting video.

[@julioalberto591]

Yes please!

[@RaphaelIgrisianu]

congrats - finally you've deservedly hit the 100 000th sub ! Mega job Sage!!!

[@Bxtskul1l]

I love how Yuki puts himself in the medical tent!

[@wokewatch8508]

he was smiling after this one.

[@payno24-7]

Awesome video, I have been wondering about it and seeing what it feels like when I try to imitate it on my runs

[@JonniChin]

Never would have thought about ‘arm swing’ till I came across this video. Good pick up Sage

[@jeighlynn5905]

His victory comes as no surprise after all the dude has more sub 220's under his belt than anyone. And he ran 208. So the right conditions will always favor the most extreme athlete's. But I am surprised that Japan doesn't pay him to run.

[@againstdrivingdrunk614]

Nice Topic! just from a phyiscs idea: if you train your upperbody/core to be able to twist more, you can generate torque from other muscles in your body than your running ones,torque which adds to your overall forward momentum

[@againstdrivingdrunk614]

just from a phyiscs idea: if you train your upperbody/core to be able to twist more, you can generate torque from other muscles in your body than your running ones,torque which adds to your overall forward momentum.

[@stephanweaver1960]

Yuki had faster cadence than most in the lead group

[@dantan6952]

I am happy to hear that Yuki Kawauchi will turn Pro!

[@wokewatch8508]

seems like he was doing fine without it, might actually remove some his drive.

[@bettyparker3476]

@@wokewatch8508 totally agree !!! Will affect his drive & his charm. Sorry this is 4 years late. I never followed marathons before hearing about Yuki. Just found about him yesterday bc of the Brooklyn half marathon where 1 runner died & 16 others hospitalized. Yuki's was a follow up video.

[@RickMartinYouTube]

Congrats on the article in Runners' Magazine May 2018.

[@runfilmsleep]

We need a Yuka Ando arms swing analysis , please Sage. Thank you from Italy!

[@thegreatoutdoors1000]

Prob my great inspiration. I remember when I first met him in NYC the other year and his manager Bret Larner we text at times with my agent Carlos Roa. I want to be like yuki when I'm older.

[@StavrosAvramidis42]

I want Yuki to run at Athens Marathon, I also want you to run that...

[@negativesplits06]

When’s your next OTQ attempt, Sage?

[@fedezulu]

He's a real bad ass!

[@fuscia13]

I'm excited about Kawauchi's , they have legs like me. Nice analysis! Sidenote: to me the media made it look like Des won over all, anyone else get confused by this? Headlines said, Woman wins Boston Marathon, which lead me to believe she was the first across the line. IDK.

[@SotaMaehara]

The elite women started earlier I think

[@wokewatch8508]

i've seen it this way too and was quick to correct the "women can do anything" mindset. Yes women can win Boston and beat men, but lets face facts, if there was any day to do it, it would have been this year. The weather eliminated half the mens field and slowed to the times down. Think about this though, even the "slow" men's time was right at the women's(aided) world record.

[@irenewong8916]

Thank you Sage for this video!

[@ACTruitt]

It's almost like he runs with a downhill momentum all the time.

[@blackbeanburger3357]

probably depends a lot on body composition. shorter legs/lower center mass may mean you can arm swing lower at more efficiency

[@jasonhall2348]

Sage, you have to start putting more edits in like that “explensive”, that was hilarious.

[@jasonhall2348]

Also it’s hilarious when you cut off your own narration at the end of the video. Seriously, I laughed out loud.

[@CarlosMendoza-kj2uz]

Word of the day: explensive- an expensive explanation. -no need to explain.

[@Bretzky01]

Sage isn't going to take that jacket off after the Boston debacle. Just in case...

[@topoisomerace]

Yuki seems like such an outlier. How many elites can run fast marathons that frequently? Is that a genetic advantage that he possesses, or is it something more elites could do if they really wanted to? I feel like racing is the best form of training for shorter distance runners, but for marathoners, it just seems like racing would beat you up over time.

[@basilika2136]

Maybe his desk job helps him recover and not overtrain :)

[@PatrickWhatUp]

They’re very elite.

[@TheoryandRobG]

you got his running form on point tho lol

[@sushilghimire1713]

He is actually my teacher .. he is cool

[@littledarkone1995]

You see this a lot with most Japanese and Chinese elite marathoners and even on the track at the elite level

[@simonmetais3846]

@Sage A video right in your specialty on an interesting topic ! 👍😃

[@ginathompson3408]

Loved your video edit emphasizing “explensive” lol - life is too short not to poke fun at yourself 😂🤣

[@zixednatz]

I think he also swings/rotates his shoulders a lot, which has more effect than his arm swing.

[@falldown7xstandup8x83]

exactly what i was thinking. his upper body looks kinda unstable to me, not too good a base for a powerful leg strike. anyway, obviously it works for him - no one was able to perform any better in this race

[@soaprincee]

Exactly as I noticed. He uses shoulder rotation to keep the momentum rather than arm swing. I tried to rotate my shoulder like he does when I’m super tired to get loosen up a bit then I’d go back to my normal posture because I know I have tight shoulder problem. His posture is probably more relaxing to him then it looks to us, and does not require engaging too much abs so it might be helpful for aggressive breathing.

[@wokewatch8508]

during the race he put in a few surges and clearly you could see him shake out his arms and relax, but the armswing was very noticeable. He seems to use core rotation to his advantage.

[@runben1000]

Hey Sage can you do a training talk on how to use your gps watch pacing features most effectively

[@richroylance4630]

Arm swing as a function of body mass distribution -interesting.

[@RunningMadeSuperEasy]

He keeps his shoulders square, the upper arms are almost attached to the body so that only the forearms move (which you are not doing like him, btw). The key is the rotation of the shoulders. I believe we evolved to be bipedal from carrying things. Tonight I ran several miles while clutching a roughly yam-sized object against my body. It accentuates that rotation of the shoulders and is quite comfortable and feels interestingly very natural. I could go on explaining more, but maybe I’ve made it clear. It’s an idea worth exploring.

[@RunningMadeSuperEasy]

The upper arms end up moving a bit, but it is incidental, he doesn’t seem to be pulling the elbows back or swinging the arms as much as others do. It’s the rotating square shoulders that drive everything. Our ability to rotate our shoulders counter to our pelvis is what separates us from other primates, and makes us efficient bipedal walkers and runners.

[@RunningMadeSuperEasy]

But I think he’d do better if he tried clutching a tuber higher up against his body like our ancestors. I realize I sound insane

[@RunningMadeSuperEasy]

Look at thumbnail of video of billy mills in the Olympic 10k. Square shoulders in mid rotation, similar forearm thing happening

[@RunningMadeSuperEasy]

One more thing: his forearms don’t swing back and forth in the synchronized manner you did. Think a more eggbeater kind of motion. Prisca jeptoo, or whatever her name was, she’s another good example

[@wokewatch8508]

priscah had to have an upper body like an egg beater to counter balance the lower body that was like an egg beater.

[@trinichinee6426]

u run tall to counteract the gravatational force acting down on your foot in a nutshell

[@alejandroking7803]

Saludos desde Mexico Sage

[@frostyglass3738]

You seem to recover well.

[@professorpuffin4608]

Was that Rob De Castella? Or Rod Dixon?

[@wilhelmtel1710]

I work 6 days a week moving burdens and walking while running 5 miles everyday and I can tell you I have a damn low arm swing!!! (40 min. 10k). When you work with hands you would need to replenish lots of protein. Good luck and lots of rain!

[@nicksmith2162]

Have you picked another marathon ?

[@hkian9]

Observation: yuki's forearms tend to be a little more pronated compared with other runners.

[@elddyhosea9036]

Wilson Kipsang has the best/most adorable running form in my opinion. It just looks effortless makes you wish you were in "that" race

[@wokewatch8508]

kipchoge

[@elddyhosea9036]

Woke Watch I may agree, I thought about it as I watched him running London.

[@jk-ml7dv]

As always, a great video with lots of insight. You briefly mentioned running on your toes can hurt your calves (to paraphrase). Can you expland on that?? My calves are a constant source of aches and pains and when I look at the wear pattern on the soles of my shoes, the tread always comes off the toe area first.

[@wokewatch8508]

you will always push off on your toes regardless of if you heelstrike or not. You might also have weak quads and your calves arr overcompensating.

[@ChrisCullenRacing]

It's a very Japanese running style. They keep their arms low, and believe their legs are shorter than westerners and Africans, so I think that's why they run with a quicker stride rate too.

[@w2385-i2s]

Yuki is taller than the second place Kirui from Kenya.

[@yo-no9879]

i have a friend that when he runs his arms move like yuki's and he doesnt know who yuki is

[@trevorclark4055]

He looks like Pete Jacobs his arms

[@allgoo1964]

That arm swing is pretty similar to "girl running" style.

[@FTStratLP]

In the clips you have shown IMO Yuki also performs quite a distinctive side to side movement of his head (actually face). He is not looking straight forward.

[@KennyPang]

I wonder if his height is the cause.

[@thenandoc]

Apparently most of his training are slow runs, run at a speed of 5m/km. Slow running is key?

[@omarinheiropopeye]

For resistance, yes. But if you're looking for speed, you had to train fortlek, increasing your velocity by the time.. sorry for my English, its bad

[@absbi0000]

You're not doing Yuki's arm swing correctly. It seems he's swinging his upper torso.

[@VicGuitarman]

I could have him! ;)

[@bigal5170]

Why are you running

[@infernodiablo8786]

Sage, I like your videos but this one was a bit much. Arm swing analysis? Really? What does it matter? Have you ever watched videos of Frank Shorter run? My god, his arms were all over the place, but he still won Olympic gold in ‘72! I think that when you get to that level, it doesn’t really matter all that much. What matters more is your engine, your training, and your mindset.

[@ding174]

Waste of time next time just run a video loop of a front view and side view and rear view while explaining and if you do have to compare your form then run video loops of yourself you are all over the place

[@giovanniferraroni1560]

First!

[@DBASSDAN]

So much wasted energy

[@hecg83]

This guys works 40 hours a week, trains when he gets a chance. Sage trains and lives for running and that Japanese guy wins the Boston while sage didn’t even finished lol. Hoka is with the wrong guy

[@wokewatch8508]

1. yuki was offered sponsorship and rejected it 2. physical attributes are variable, some simply aren't going to run 2:0x marathons 3. weather conditions affect everyone differently, in this case even seasoned marathoners like Shalane were part of the carnage.

[@keithratcliff7896]

"That Japanese guy" isn't making these top quality videos you're enjoying. I think they have a great brand ambassador.

[@austin3626]

Brother they aren't discriminating against you in the way you think. The winner WAS and IS being discriminated against, but It isn't because he's Japanese its because he's a MAN. There is a totally hypocritical ridiculous movement in the US right now called "feminism" they claim to want "equal" treatment as men, but in reality they ALREADY have that, so actually what they're asking for is special treatment NOT equality and unfortunately the mens winner is experiencing this first hand.

[@luislisetto2808]

Kawauchi un animal me encanta como corre me gustaría ser como el