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Running Form...is there one?
Posted by Judy on April 27, 2004:

what I mean is, I would welcome comments about my running form...to be more efficient, longer/shorter strides, etc. Who knows about these things? Is it just inherent and individual? something for Track Night discussion? I grew up with no track/running training and know nothing about this stuff...I just go running, and maybe that's enough. I did learn not to overstride downhill...that's a start.

Re: Running Form...is there one?
Posted by Bruce on April 27, 2004:
In Reply to: Running Form...is there one? posted by Judy on April 27, 2004:

Bill Rodgers says "we should run as if we are a marionette." Run tall, loose shoulders, loose head-neck, etc. Of course, I've never been able to do it, but he's been fairly successful over the years so, I'm not inclined to second guess him.

Re: Running Form...is there one?
Posted by J Rolfe on April 27, 2004:
In Reply to: Running Form...is there one? posted by Judy on April 27, 2004:

silly as it may sound, one of the most helpful things I've heard is, "run over the ground, not on it" (of course, I run like Bertha Butts and my times show it, so ...)

Also, when you're going uphill, "pull on a rope," does help to work the arms/lift the knees.

This exhausts my technical knowledge.

Re: Running Form...is there one?
Posted by Phil on April 27, 2004:

In Reply to: Running Form...is there one? posted by Judy on April 27, 2004:

This is a good link that might help you out. Hope it helps.

Runner's World article

Re: Running Form...is there one?

Posted by Kevin on April 27, 2004:
In Reply to: Running Form...is there one? posted by Judy on April 27, 2004:

Form is going to be somewhat individualistic. I think one can modify it to degrees through practice though. I've played with it a bit on the treadmill, trying different stride lengths and foot strikes (toe vs heel).

I have seen a new book called chi Running, which looks interesting and has quite a bit of information about form. Chris has it at the ACG store: www.chirunning.com