If he is experiencing knew pain.....He needs to exercise on a elliptical and do 5 to 10 minute backwards peddling. You may think I'm stupid....but, my invention of getting rid of knee pain after tearing my meniscuses from about 1/8 inch on left knee and 3/8 inch on right knew. The right has healed faster than the smaller tear on the left knee. But, after doctors approach and injections of steroids and sugar jells only made the tear pains worse -- I figured out peddling backwards backwards on the elliptical I'm now up to 10 units of resistance backwards with 25 degree tilt. I alternate more or less degree and resistance all the time to give myself a great work out with usually 5 to 10 minutes twice an hour of elliptical workout. Meaning 5 to 10 min per half hour in the Mid-Range of the Elliptical. It really helps me bystep the pain and exercise more effectively.
Great to understand the techniques of athletes. Thank you. Any tips or video that you recommend for keeping hip under us and get an angle like Ben getting in leading leg? I’m currently running 10-12 min miles. I just feel like my legs are a bit in front of me no matter how much I try to take shorter strides.
@JamesDunne yeah I'm concentrating on lengthening my stride for the harder efforts as my cadence is around 190 for all my runs. I do pilates and stretching. Will add some from you link to my schedule to help me get under 19 mins and 20 mins in a sprint tri.
Another thing a coach told me, that's super helpful in getting this long neck/loose shoulders posture when you're getting tired, is consciously relaxing your lower jaw. Many people tend to clench and develop neck and shoulder stiffness from there. After adopting a loose jaw position with my lips closed but teeth not touching, my posture during long runs has become soo much better
Could be a number of things: medial tibial stress syndrome, anterior compartment syndrome, tibialis posterior tendinopathy... All present differently but all "shin pain". Have you seen a physio? Technique plays its part with all of the above, for sure.
Ben might be able to offer more insight there, but I know it was part of a testing day he did recently. There's some Instagram content about it, and I've no doubt a YT video will be in the works!
But these are all quite "high" paces for a normal person. I'm relatively new to running, and I'm finding having a high cadence and a good form while jogging or running at slower pace to be much more difficult than what's displayed in this video
Why is everyone analyzing form under perfect circumstances. Analyze 35k in to a marathon. Also different bio different stride. One cannot possible claim there is only one way to run correct. A bit tired of people drawing a few lines over a picture and pretending that this is what differs a regular runner from a pro.
You do make a valid point in that fatigue is a game changer! There's no one-size-fits-all optimal running form, but there are a handful fundamental principals that we'd all do well to work on, like not over striding. I've shared a few analysis videos recently where the subject of the video is running under fatigue, like this runner mid long run: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UvQK5CsYXKc.htmlsi=qTItH59ajKxfmiC-&t=339 It would be interesting to perhaps have a series where I compare a runner running fresh with what happens when we put their form under duress. Either late in a race, as you suggest, or at the midpoint and end of a VO2 Max test, for example. Would be interesting to see what unravels first when the wheels start to fall off!
This is an excellent video - i saw a recent video of Ben running in some track races and thought he looked like he had an excellent running style. Do you guys offer a service to review running style like this? I am a masters runner, and once a sub 4 minute miler, but I've seen my style dramatically change over the years and I know it affects my running speed now (which is still fairly decent) and would love to improve it
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the video. I typically reserve that type of personal analysis for Bulletproof Runners Programme members (see link in description). You're right about Ben - he's an impressive athlete!
This is an excellent video - i saw a recent video of Ben running in some track races and thought he looked like he had an excellent running style. Do you guys offer a service to review running style like this? I am a masters runner, and once a sub 4 minute miler, but I've seen my style dramatically change over the years and I know it affects my running speed now (which is still fairly decent) and would love to improve it
James, how these parallel lines logic changes when you run uphill or even more downhill? i frequently feel that when i run downhill my front leg swings forward more but comes under my center of gravity when it hits the ground.
Thanks for this James, a fascinating deep dive. One thing I've noticed about my running for is over the last 3 years as I've become a better runner, my form has improved drastically. Some videos from around 4 years ago are almost unrecognisable with my arms swinging all over the place. I've consciously worked on my arm drive by looking at my reflection in the windows at my gym which i would equate most of this improved efficiency. I can maintain WR pace for about 3k but hopefully with some more training i can aim to keep up for at least 5k :)
Ben, you said you can keep pace for about 3k. Wondering where do you decide in which sections in the 5k race would you use.amd keep this pace ? At the beginning, middle or end of 5k race?
@@jrabago1 Its more of a case i can't sustain for 5k so I just slightly slower throughout than this pace so i don't blow up. My current 3k PB pace is 2:50/k where as my 5k is 2:56/k.
I run 5 miles at 9 minutes rate 6 days a week. So far been pretty good. But I haven’t loose weight because my eating habits is not in control. Just running is not enough. I have been running for 5 years now, I can’t lose weight.
Perfect timing! I was just struggling with this exact issue during my peek marathon training run. Your explanation couldn't have come at a better moment, thanks so much for sharing!
Excellent, and helpful to me... such clear explanations of the "geometry" of running form. Thanks, Anna, for being the subject. I think all of us benefit from a better understanding of running form, whatever our own situation is. Your recent personalized runner-analysis vids, James, are great for that, and done in an interesting and engaging way. Kudos.
@JamesDunne - perfect timing for this video as I am experiencing this (again) but wonder why it is only one sided? (I have pain on the right side only). Last time it happened I did lots of single leg deadlifts... Have downloaded your resources and see how I get on. Massive thank you 🙏🏼
I wonder if the level of hip extension depends on running speed, at least a bit. We often see pictures of 'beautiful running form' with a straight leg during the push-off phase, but these are usually of elite runners. If someone runs at, say, an 11-minute mile pace, wouldn't their hip extension be smaller?
Hi James, Ty for this video, as I’m dealing with sit bone pain from a hamstring pull. This gives me an insight on what else to strengthen besides hamstrings. Thanx for all you do for runners😊
I had bouts of knee pain getting back into running over the last couple of years (ITB I suspect). Recently I've been doing alot of snc (strength and conditioning) which has helped, however it was clear my running style changed naturally due to the pain, to be less bouncy and a lot less vertical and I would bet my running looks exactly like this. My calves feel like they do a lot of work when going hard and looking at this, I think I can see why; because I'm giving the extra propulsion through pushing horizontally through the back toes to propel laterally, rather than using the bigger quads to propel more like a jump as such. I'd be nervous to alter my running style to be more efficient, as suggested, yet potentially trade off risk of reinjury.
Thank you James, I really apreciate your analysis! Nice to hear that my technique is mostly ok. :) As for the shoes - yes, my feet are somewhat wide and when I was visiting a sports shop last September, I was given two different models of Brooks and tried them on treadmill, they felt like somewhat tight in sides. As a next offer was this Hoka Arahi 6 wide and it immediately felt good on my feet so I bought them. And have done 3 half marathons and countless training runs on them and they feel great, for me. As for the run, I think James didn't mention it (or I missed), it was a threshold run, in my case it was 5 min / km, so , faster than usual base runs.
