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5 fun miles with Ry on the JRP, AP 8:36. Perfect temps but quite windy. :)
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From Toby on Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 19:46:54 from 199.101.229.6
Yeah for a fun run!
Can I ask you a PT questions (I'm sure you get tons of these!!!)?
I just went to my PT about my ankle stress fracture. I video taped me running and said my stride was way too long (45 steps in a minute). He said I needed to be at 90 steps.
As I was doing to online research that evening, I noticed a trend about landing on your forefoot (in addition to shortening my stride). I am a very strong heel striker.
If I changed to a forefoot landing, would that totally mess up my lower legs too? Or would just shortening my stride help? I hope this makes sense!!!
Thanks Teena!
From DaleG on Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 20:10:31 from 152.216.11.5
Toby, I used to be a heel striker and also had way too long of a stride. I now run on the forefoot and have also shortened my stride. I did this a few years ago. When I was a heel striker, I always had sore joints, now I rarely do. Good luck with whatever you decide.
(Not that I'm qualified on the subject, just thought I'd share my experience with changing my stride and foot strike.)
From Toby on Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 20:23:36 from 199.101.229.6
Thanks Dale! Dumb question...but HOW do you become a forefoot striker? Just run on your toes like when you are sprinting?
From DaleG on Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 20:39:57 from 66.87.126.97
I wouldn't recommend running on your toes. I made that mistake and then I got an injury in the ball of my foot that still bothers me. It was so bad at one point that I could barely walk. I'm trying to remember the name of the injury...hmmm...sometimg neuralgia....not Mortons neuroma, but something similar. It took my podiatrist a few times to diagnose it correctly. One thing that helped me figure out the proper way to run was by watching videos on youtube from well known running coaches and runners.
From DaleG on Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 20:41:27 from 66.87.126.97
Oh yeah, Metatarsalgia was the name of the injury.
From Toby on Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 21:04:44 from 199.101.229.6
Thanks Dale for your insight!! Would shortening my stride "help" me be a forefoot striker? I'm not very uncoordinated and am afraid if I try to do too many changes at once I'll just tip over!
From DaleG on Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 21:21:26 from 152.216.11.5
I'm very uncoordinated. It will take some time to get used to all the changes, but I do believe it will help you become a forefoot striker. From what I've seen in videos, they say to land your foot directly below your hips.
Did you find some decent videos to watch? Some of them will be in slow motion to you can see how the foot lands and where it lands.
From Teena Marie on Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 22:35:02 from 65.130.109.6
Hey Toby!! :)
I have a lot of great articles for you. I will try and email you tomorrow and answer your specific questions. However, I am actually working with my hubby on trying to increase his cadence to 170 right now (85 for each foot). We ordered him a metronome to use while running (but it hasn't arrived yet). I'm excited to see if it helps. We ordered the Seiko DM50 :).
Talk to you soon! :)
Hi Dale!!! :)
From DaleG on Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 23:11:22 from 152.216.11.5
Hi Teena!!! I should get me one of them fancy metronome's.
One way that I work on my cadence is to run while watching a marathon and I try to match the elite runners step for step. It seems to work pretty well. lol
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