Why do pro runners lift their feet so high? In this running technique video Iām going to show you why fast runners like Josh Kerr run with such a high kicking running technique and what the likes of you and me can do to improve our own leg swing and run with proper running form.
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Since 2007 I’ve been working with athletes focusing specifically on helping distance runners and triathletes overcome injury and improve performance through developing their individual running technique.
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8 Comments
Thanks for the analysis. Very useful ā¤
He runs fast because of hard training. That's it.
It's helpful, but we're talking about elite athletes who are running it very high speed so of course the form looks great. Take a 5K runner who runs in 20 minutes. What would their form be like?
Am I the only one who sees overstride, a big overstride, and a knee that stops looong before the stride is finished? Where is knee drive? There is pure drive from the hips.
Stop spreading the myth of cadence and stride length. Those are natural physical consequences of running fast and are not something that should be forced.
The rest of the mechanics are fine and apply to runners of all levels.
Great illustration of why having a poweful posterior kinetic chain, running with whole body, and not being anterior chain and quad dominent is so important to running well. Also why stiffness in Archilles tendons and calf muscles is important in capturing free propulsion energy from the stretch shortening cycle. These are two of the major factors that separate the elites from the rest of us IMHO. Also interesting how head is held up over shoulers and hips, so gaze is well ahead, and not bent forward gazing down immediately in front as often happens to lesser runners, particularly as they tire?
Because they're running fast! It happens naturally the faster you run! š¤·āāļø
It's very simple: The cadence is a constant, i.e. regardless of pace it's about 180-185, from 2:30 1K pace to 4 min 1K pace….the difference is the force exerted, which also means with higher force input, you get quicker speed, does the heels raise higher! The perfect example to understand this mechanism can be demonstrated on a treadmill, exact same cadence all the way through, while you're increasing or decreasing the speed…..simple as that….