So a lot of videos I watch mention how you need to have a "forward lean" when running on treadmills, where it's like you're falling forward a bit, but "catching yourself" through your repeated steps. Here, it looks like the runner is almost completely vertical with no lean. Is there a reason for this, or am I just not seeing the lean due to having an untrained eye?
I tried this today and I definitely did something wrong, I could keep the cadence up by lifting the knees as you show, landing felt good but at the end of a 10k jog/run my calves are completely shot which didn't happen before. Any idea why?
@@Formulka because you transition from heel to forefoot you now are using your calves. You have to work into it slowly. Too much too soon can end badly.
@diazhp I'll keep ploughing through the RU-vid for now. If you need an Aussie co-host then call out. Happy to discuss all things endurance. Thanks for the reply
Hey rich was thinking of how much I loved your podcast, I've downloaded most of them. So I thought I'd search you up on RU-vid and bang, there you are. Keep the content coming, it's fantastic. Any chance the podcast will return
The slow breathing is very easy!!! I use my right foot. Every 2nd right foot strike I breathe out then count it. Ie.. 1,2,3,4,15 and I let it fully out. To change pace I increase cadence or stride length . It also totally distracts the mind. Before you know it, the run is over!
Growing up kids are not shown how to run or walk. They create bad habits which cause improper form. There should be a class very young in schools, ie first grade or kindergarten, showing kids correct ways to run. GREAT VIDEO!
And THAT is the difference between big, puffy, useless bodybuilder muscles and functional muscles that can crush you. How would you beat this guy? You can't even run away from him.
Completely agree with your comments on the world champs. There should definitely be more weighting for qualifying spots for Pro division athletes! HYROX need to look at this I think. In the 40-44 age group we had 12 WC spots in the open vs only 2 in the PRO. Where is the incentive for people to do the Pro weights if they’re aiming for the world champs.
Good points 👍 and I really liked the unbiased advice. Personally I stumbled on minimalist shoes during corona lookdown, when I was barefoot for days at home and finding my regular and work shoes hurting my feet afterwards. Long story short I ended up going for some pairs of Vivos, of course I did the stupid thing of trying running in them way too early. Also I found that my feet actually got wider after some months to the point that I can only fit the Africa line shoes. I want to start running again soon but I would also say these shoes have too little cushioning/stack height for running on hard surfaces. But it sure is frustrating to find good shoes.
I agree. If you like that format look into Altra Escalante Racer. They have a pretty decent compound in the sole without getting weird with stack height.
I've just found this video. OMG!!! It helped me a lot❤❤❤ should have found this years ago, but I'm glad I'm here at least.... I had such painful running sessions..almost gave up running... tried this technique yesterday and feeling like a new person. Thank you so much for sharing❤❤❤
Finaally... hundreds of 15min videos of running coaches with 5 min of improper running technique, 10 seconds of correct running technique and 10 minutes of freaking zone 2 and heartbeating. Would give this 1 million likes if I could, thank you
I literally can’t thank you enough. You saved my running! About a month ago, I finished the couch to 5k and have been running about 3x 5ks a week; however, I have been struggling with shin pain. Nothing major but a little tender, and I just felt like I was heavy on my feet all the time. You hear so much about a mid-foot stricking; I was so focused on not running on my heels and trying to get mid-foot that I didn’t realise I was still probably overstriding. I adopted your technique today, and although I felt a little odd and slow to start with, I soon got used to it. My run felt much better than many of my previous, and you helped me shave four and a half minutes off my 10k record to a sub 60 at 58:57, so thank you so so so so much. Edit: ok, after having a fantastic run, my calves are now killing me. From what I have read so far, this is due to forefoot stricking, which seems to be what this technique is. So now I am stuck again with an injury 😢
