Foot strike is overrated. Whenever I see an amateur toe striking it looks "forced" and probably slows them down.
Foot strike is overrated. Whenever I see an amateur toe striking it looks "forced" and probably slows them down.
Many people (excluding sprinters) don't take the time to study world-class elite runners' form, especially slowed down a bit, to understand efficiency at work and try to emulate what they can from it. People don't even think about it, really, other than very simple things that only scratch the surface. It's more valuable that most realize.
jamin wrote:
Foot strike is overrated. Whenever I see an amateur toe striking it looks "forced" and probably slows them down.
Yep. It's because their foot is still moving forward when it lands, rather than already on the way back in the cycle before it makes contact. This is one of the big noticeable differences between a good runner and an average one.
Unpopular opinion: I believe weight should be discussed with runners, especially females, as it's my opinion they are not ignorant of the fact top runners tend to be very lean.
All BQ marathon courses should be rated and classified based on course difficulty and objective/measurable characteristics (elevation change, etc...). Qualifying on a higher rated course should take precedent and thus rewarded with better wave placement .
This guy is the greatest runner of all who come to this hallowed hall.
No one has come close to his unbelievable command performance.
Being under the sheets with Caster is what it’s all about.
power:weight wrote:
Unpopular opinion: I believe weight should be discussed with runners, especially females, as it's my opinion they are not ignorant of the fact top runners tend to be very lean.
Please elaborate.
All elite 400 runners should occasionally dabble in the 800.
Yeah I think that makes sense.
Running easy days too slow is beyond a waste of time
Let it Rupp wrote:
Lifting doesn't help distance runners.
False.
Keeping a good stride (especially as you age) is far more important than cadence.
move up wrote:
All elite 400 runners should occasionally dabble in the 800.
Agree
SprintTriathlon wrote:
Keeping a good stride (especially as you age) is far more important than cadence.
What does this even mean?
If Jim Walmsley focused on the marathon he would win the Olympics .
Triathletes are hotter than runners.
Lifting is essential.
Most 400 meter runners would get completely cucked in an 800.
"Specializing" in one track event is lazy, cowardly, and boring.
90+% of the top times run by East Africans since the early 90s are completely fraudulent.
Muir is the clean WR holder in the 1500.
Japanese runners hold the two clean marathon WRs.
Most distance runners run too many junk miles.
Ultrarunning is a complete joke. Hipster event with zero competition. Any decent marathoner would crush all those clowns.
Rupp would have destroyed Kipchoge at London this year.
Nike shoes are garbage.
Runners should consume high-quality dairy products.
More mid-d runners should attempt triple jump.
Koneko wrote:More mid-d runners should attempt triple jump.Why of course they should!
the decathlon is 9 tough disciplines and the 1500m, a mickey mouse event.