Check out this heel strike.
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I wonder if he always runs with his arms out like that too?
The whole heel strike argument is a debunked issue, I think. Some of the most fastest runners out here heel strike. Look at some the elite marathon runners, most are heel strikers. Haile Gebreselaise, is a heel striker. The Kenyans who run barefoot in their home country, some heel strike. (There was a just a recent study on this, I will try to find it) Almost every photo of me running in a race (barefoot), I totally look like I am heel striking. I am the minority, but I truly believe heel striking is not a bad thing, I think its an overblown topic by the barefoot/minimal running community
This guy is finishing the race and slowing down, he is braking.
This guy is finishing the race and slowing down, he is braking.
Good one, Larry lol!!!
And Adam's right, too, imo. The issue has never been about footstrike, but consistently landing on outstretched legs is a problem.
And Adam's right, too, imo. The issue has never been about footstrike, but consistently landing on outstretched legs is a problem.
I'll chime in with Adam in the 'heel strike isn't evil' camp. I run with a mild heel strike. Trying to force a 'more correct' forward strike caused a lot of issues for me. I feel better when I just let my body run. Ido wear shoes nowadays, which softens any sloppy steps (hey, I get tired sometimes
), but I feel stride length and landing relative to the midline of my body is a better gauge of my form.
), but I feel stride length and landing relative to the midline of my body is a better gauge of my form.
I wonder if he always runs with his sunglasses on top of his head. Guarding his brain from those evil UV rays? Also, his glasses, shirt and shoes match; must be a bit of a dandy! It's a wonder he doesn't have on a pair of those white Bill Rodgers gloves.
I think heel strikers drink their own bath water too. Holding his hands like that to show off his new manicure.
Where in tarnation is Saipan?
Okay, okay, I ain't gonna say no more, else TJ might lock me outta this forum.
One last observation: I bet nothing unclean has ever touched the bottom of his feet.
I think heel strikers drink their own bath water too. Holding his hands like that to show off his new manicure.
Where in tarnation is Saipan?
Okay, okay, I ain't gonna say no more, else TJ might lock me outta this forum.
One last observation: I bet nothing unclean has ever touched the bottom of his feet.
Just my observation, heel "striking" is bad, heel first touching is not. I think it is an out of context photo, I tend to go into braking mode once I finish, probably what we are looking at.
I agree w/ rbondi. I'd be braking at that point, too.
As for the rest, it's all sour grapes from those of us who usually have more digits in our finishing places.
As for the rest, it's all sour grapes from those of us who usually have more digits in our finishing places.
I don't mean to criticize him, he won and that is great. I just know for myself how learning to run with my foot landing directly in line with my center of mass has really helped me to run injury free. Sorry for using the term "heel strike", didn't mean to spark a debate. I just know how working on my own form has help me.
The guy in the picture that started this thread is stopping, so of course it tells us very little about how he runs.
But, I want to point out how difficult it usually is (outside extreme cases) to differentiate heel strike from
forefoot strike from an ordinary video. Look at the ground reaction force traces in this study
by Daniel Lieberman and collaborators:
http://barefootrunning.fas.harvard.edu/4BiomechanicsofFootStrike.html
The initial force transient in the first heel striker video takes all of 20 microseconds (that's 1/50 second
between 0.136 s and 0.154 s). So, if you've got 50 frames/second, and your camera is at ground level and
the runner is unshod (otherwise who knows exactly where his foot is?), then maybe --- maybe --- you can tell by eye.
But, I want to point out how difficult it usually is (outside extreme cases) to differentiate heel strike from
forefoot strike from an ordinary video. Look at the ground reaction force traces in this study
by Daniel Lieberman and collaborators:
http://barefootrunning.fas.harvard.edu/4BiomechanicsofFootStrike.html
The initial force transient in the first heel striker video takes all of 20 microseconds (that's 1/50 second
between 0.136 s and 0.154 s). So, if you've got 50 frames/second, and your camera is at ground level and
the runner is unshod (otherwise who knows exactly where his foot is?), then maybe --- maybe --- you can tell by eye.
I totally agree, often mainly used to decelerate the heel, like slopes down, and never had no rubbing or discomfort, the difference is how hard you run
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