Elite runners to watch that have good form

Coburn.

Kipchoge. /thread.

Genzebe Dibaba has perfect, fluid form. I would go with her for most pleasing look and efficiency...

Kipchoge also very good one too.

Rudisha as well.

john dressel isnt crazy elite, but he is pretty dang good and he has a really comfortable looking form that has nice mechanics also. If you see pictures of him running he has the perfect knee to elbow form for distance guys.

Tiru Dibaba is pretty damn smooth to watch.

naturist wrote:

Coburn.

lolol good joke

Jruns wrote:

This summer I'm starting work on a few things

form

Foot strike - mid foot

endurance - running more mileage than I did last summer 30-35

core 4-5 days a week

Mental toughness - just pushing myself in workouts

I'm thinking Eric Jenkins and Bekele have really good form

I enjoy watching myself running.. lol jk but Rudisha has beautiful form. Evan Jager has a long smooth stride & makes it look effortless. I agree with Kipchoge as well. Mo Farah as solid form too. Kiprop has to be the most elegant runner in my opinion.

trackplayer wrote:

john dressel isnt crazy elite, but he is pretty dang good and he has a really comfortable looking form that has nice mechanics also. If you see pictures of him running he has the perfect knee to elbow form for distance guys.

Yeah, Rudisha definitely had some amazing form during the 800m record in London, where everyone else was clearly dying, he managed to keep good form and continue looking strong despite running the fastest 800 time ever. Plus that video is great quality and easily available.

For long distance Kipchoge has the best form. Total relaxation of all the body including the upper body and the arms, face, palms, fingers (doesn't even fist his palms, shoulders relaxed. Hands close to the chest (it's more relaxed like this than in 90 degrees, most elites long distance don't have hands in 90 degrees, and who ever said that must have been a sprinter). No side to side movement of the torso. Minimal bounce that makes deep breathing much easier. Gazing a few meters down a head- this is a relaxed gazing, unlike all those that say you should look forward to the horizon. Most elite runners don't look to the horizon because it is less relaxing than gazing down a ahead, relax your eyes! Focused and not distracted (probably focusing on breathing rhythm)

Forefoot strike, but not extreme on toes like Rupp. Landing with a bent knee and doesn't full extends the knee. Leaning forward with a slight arch of back. not straight and tight. Beautiful to watch. Flawless. I advise any long distance to imitate that form.

Bekele's form is also beautiful but I can't learn and adopt anything from it becuase of a very high beck kick and sole faces sky (how do you that? ) and also a full extension of the knee (yet lands on a bent one)

http://www.athleticsweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Eliud-Kipchoge-London-Marathon-2015-1250x750.jpg

Relaxation!

Bekele has the best form, sorry Kipchoge doesn't even come close.

I have never seen anyone with a running form even a bit similar, comparable to the Bekele's form. It's pure perfection, beautiful to watch.

Who is the Kenyan (?) women wearing the corn-rolls in the light

blue jacket, dark blue tights wearing the maroon Nikes at

3:58 - 4:39

In the video below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dS5vGlHtl0A

"LONDON MARATHON 2015 #2 - Kenyan & Ethiopian Athletes Prepare for battle..!"

Ethiopian Tigist Tufa- first place in London 2015

Radcliffe. Ross Tucker quantitatively demonstrated that her head bob returns energy to her calves, loading them like springs and allowing her 3.7% greater power at push-off.

Good runners the world over are now trying to emulate this head bob.

Empress!

Thenk yuh!

Jager. That guy just floats.

mako wrote:

Bekele has the best form, sorry Kipchoge doesn't even come close.

I have never seen anyone with a running form even a bit similar, comparable to the Bekele's form. It's pure perfection, beautiful to watch.

Agree about Bekele. Lagat as of 10-15 yrs ago had the best form for shorter distances (mile).

sizzletime wrote:

Jager. That guy just floats.

Agree. To be quite honest, the reason that Coburn and Jager are able to run with the east Africans is due to their superior technique. If they were to race most of their competitors in a flat 3000, they would probably get smoked by the east Africans.

Rudisha800 wrote:

Jruns wrote:

This summer I'm starting work on a few things

form

Foot strike - mid foot

endurance - running more mileage than I did last summer 30-35

core 4-5 days a week

Mental toughness - just pushing myself in workouts

I'm thinking Eric Jenkins and Bekele have really good form

I enjoy watching myself running.. lol jk but Rudisha has beautiful form. Evan Jager has a long smooth stride & makes it look effortless. I agree with Kipchoge as well. Mo Farah as solid form too. Kiprop has to be the most elegant runner in my opinion.

Mo overstrides. It causes problems for himself and those around him. See Rio when he and everyone else around him gets tripped and falls. It's good form. But he looked odd at the marathon.

I don't think anyone looks more at ease racing 1500m than Kiprop. Rudisha looks better for a tall guy. Mottram's looks good for a tall distance guy. --

Bekele has the greatest turnover and looks the most powerful on every surface. Especially cross country. He drives his arms bigly when he starts to work. I think of his form any time I'm on a corner, hill or grass. -- (Does anyone else think Kipsang swings his arms too low?)

Kipchoge's final several miles from London 2016 were beautiful. Start around 2:15 for a good profile shot. --