It might seem like I’m being overly dramatic with the title, but the following two concepts are critical for understanding running form, or even human movement in general. With the rise in popularity of running form and the increase in
Speed= Stride length X Stride frequency This simple equation is a staple in sprinting and biomechanics material. It simply means that to see a change in speed you’ve either got to increase the ground you cover (stride length) or increase
I’ve spent a lot of time talking about footstrike and where it occurs on this blog. If you recall from previous posts, there has been a large debate about where foot strike should occur. I don’t have to go through
The Running Shoe Industry Part 2: Where do we go from here and the problems with Running Form research. It’s easy to point out problems. It’s harder to come up with solutions. In this post, I’ll give my take on
Lots of exciting developments going on lately. We’ve got free shoes to give away, a new article on Peaking I wrote for Running Times, and a great podcast on Running Form and shoes I participated in last night. First off,
Why we land in front of our center of gravity stevemagness | August 23, 2010 Pete Larson, once again, had an excellent blog post on foot strike and center of gravity (COG) (click here to read it). The notion that
Given the response to my last post on How to Run, I figured I needed to explain and expand on some of the concepts covered. To complement the reading heavy last post, this time around I’ve included a video and
The simple question of how do you run is largely unanswered in the running community. You have a bunch of pseudo-guru styles like Pose or Chi, but the key to running correctly to maximize performance is a topic that is
If you subscribe to my youtube channel, you might have seen this about a week ago. It’s a video of me sprinting with some frame by frame commentary and analysis. The point of the video is to show how the
I thought this was pertinent given the focus on running mechanics and barefoot running. It’s an article I wrote for Running Times online a couple years back. It’s a simple and practical look at how to run properly. Running seems
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