The 80/20, high-volume low-intensity style approaches all encourage at least one hard and fast session per week, though. So I'm not sure why many people ignore this. You can absolutely increase your 5K time by slow running alone (in the early stages). I got a sub-20 within 3 months just by doing slow runs. Only recently have I incorporated strides and intervals to help increase speed. Most people can't seem to accept that simplicity actually works. Love your videos and insights. Kind regards!
Love the breakdown in running form. Realised months ago that I had a lack of flexibility in my hips and strength in my glutes and have been working on S&C for that. At 50, itโs not easy to correct years of sitting but seeing slow improvement!
Great video - please post more analysis like this in the future!
Helpful video! ๐ We already do most of these, but will defo try to implement the rest on our next run ๐
maybe my English is not too well, but where are those top 5 reasons?
Am exactly like steve! Will look to incorporate more hill sprint workout during the week...along with a steady pace run I have been a runner for a fair few years but always just run at my best pace, this advice should change up my mindset when it comes to prep for my HM next month
Good video, one other tip, use your core muscles!!! We donโt use our core strength when running!!! Do you engage your core muscles when running??? kick boxing, the knee kick or punching, the power and strength comes from core muscles!! In running we should use the core muscles to get your legs up with power and your shoulder and arms moving! Core muscles synchronize the upper and lower movements! Before I was concentrating on each move separately, now I donโt, I just concentrate on my core movements, the upper and lower body follows! Without core muscles engaging, we are just swinging legs and arms, use core muscles to give power and strength to those movements! ๐๐๐ป๐ค๐๐ผโโ๏ธ๐๐ผโโ๏ธ๐๐ผโโ๏ธ
Yes please I would like to see more of these analysis videos
Really liked that breakdown of the running form, helps to understand what to look for/think about.
great video. your focus on glute strength, highlighted often in your videos, was critically helpful in me recovering from a deep gluteal syndrome injury (that sidelined me for 6 months). THANKS!
Thanks! I learned a lot from this breakdown video, please offer them when you can.
I'm too lazy to read through all the comments, so the answer to my question might already be here. Are you saying that for Kristoff to improve his running form and get the necessary angles to not overstride, does he need to lift his knees a bit higher with every stride he does? Thanks for getting back to me soon.
Most people canโt run faster because they donโt run faster! If you shuffle around all the time at barely faster than walking pace then thatโs all you will ever be any good at.
I only do a 22 maybe 21 minute 5k but rarely run them. Just try and do 20/25 miles a week with different speeds and then do a bit more prior to 1/2 marathon training where I'll do two half's at racing speed and then taper for the next two weeks until the race - just did the nyc half in 1:45 and I'm 57. However I think my endurance probably came from the fact that I played soccer at the HA some club level as well as doing track and field at a younger age which teach technique a bit and then raced mountain bikes for quite some time - x-country races. I guess it stuck with me or my body muscle memory is still there. Looking to do marathons next year - NY, Lon but that is a whole different level. Try and just get into a rhythm and stay there as if I'm on autopilot unless there's hills etc. where there are on NY 1/2 and not worry about anyone else. Even then the hills are autopilot and the downhills. Not even sure my form is that great but when it feels "effortless" at times, I take it the form is good but not always easy to keep up.
superb video-! i just ran half-marathon yesterday. This is just what i needed to take a more scientific approach!
Yep my Half Marathon time is far worse than predicted based on my 10k PB so I need this!
There is no one size fits all when it comes to running form. Everyoneโs muscles, bones and fibre are made up differently.
Just stumbled upon this video and would like to know if you'd still accept a running video for analysis? Being relatively novice runner (a bit over 2 years; I am 50 now) I haven't had my technique (or more likely lack of it) checked by anyone so am really curious what a professional would say and recommend. :-)
Uneducated comment here, bare with me. I've watched a lot of ("claimed") experts videos on running form & posture, I'm just trying to make sense. At 6:32 isn't looking at the first point of contact between the shoe/foot and the ground irrelevant, because there are no forces involved at that point? The body has momentum, and if we look a few milliseconds later, the foot and leg will be in action/tension, while being just under the center of mass (shoulder/hip/knee/ankle alignement) A little later in the video, we can see that the leg (and muscles) are under load when they are behind the center of mass. So I don't see any overstriking, but I'm not an expert. Would love some clarification on that.
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