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Post by garage on Feb 4, 2015 8:19:11 GMT
When I started running marathons, a few decades ago the wisdom was us a heel toe action as this was the most effective. I noticed that if I ran barefoot at karate classes I would run on the balls of the feet, as the jarring if I used the heels was just rediculus.
Now they are making bare foot shoes so you run on your forefoot. I notice that anyone that runs at a pace seems to be a forefoot striker. This is meant to cause less injury. Of course there are no real studies and a lot of this is conjecture.
It just seems to make sense not have shoe with massive shock absorbtion to protect the heel. The barefoot shoes are just as stupidly expensive as normal shoes but it makes sense to do what your body tells you. It take a while to get used to it but you have probably been doing it in classes anyway.
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Post by D.Ram on Feb 6, 2015 8:49:02 GMT
Not sure if I understood correctly, but during my running, I've always found it most natural to land heel-first with each stride, especially for longer distances... ______________ More sweat in training, less blood in battle
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Post by garage on Feb 6, 2015 18:51:09 GMT
In shoes I heel strike as the shoes protect the heel. As soon as I take my shoes off, I run on the balls of my feet as it absorbs the shock better. This is running on hard surfaces like tarmac. If you look at pictures of runners they seem to be running on the balls of their feet.
I also seem to run quicker on the balls of my feet as I have a more efficient stride, I cover more distance for the same effort as measured on a heart rate monitor and a longer stride length.
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Post by D.Ram on Feb 11, 2015 6:32:17 GMT
"If you look at pictures of runners..." - I think it depends on the race - sprinters definitely use the ball; however, if you consider marathon runners, they typically run heel-first. ______________ More sweat in training, less blood in battle
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Post by garage on Feb 11, 2015 10:49:20 GMT
I agree typically, it is heel toe the quicker ones seem to be more on the balls of their feet anything less then 2 hours 30mins seems to adopt the quicker technique. I find it hard to get how someone manages to run 5 min miles for over 2 hours. Stunning.
When I have no shoes I definitely change how I run, to absorb the shock. The most I have managed bare foot is 15 miles. I feel I want to drop on to my heels as I get tired. I have some shoes that claim to have springiness built in and I think I can feel them helping as the pace picks up and you are not losing energy to sponginess in the heel.
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Post by tomobrien on Feb 24, 2015 4:26:29 GMT
No more running for me, No more high impact. I just got a hip replacement, one month ago today. I am back in the dojo. I can do a lot of things. We did some boxing tonight. I am doing kicks very slowly. I am so happy
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Post by tomobrien on Feb 24, 2015 4:26:42 GMT
No more running for me, No more high impact. I just got a hip replacement, one month ago today. I am back in the dojo. I can do a lot of things. We did some boxing tonight. I am doing kicks very slowly. I am so happy
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