Im sure i read some where before his first london appearance, that he had done a lot of work on a treadmill in front of a mirror to alter his style, from the more aggresive footstrike he had when racing on the track to the more mid foot strike he has now.
it makes sense a marathon is a hell of a lot further than 10k so your running style will be different, eg. a 400m runner runs differently to a 1500m runner,
But if everybody had that attitude, these threads would be very short. A-holes make letsrun.com go 'round! ;-)
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You're right. The oxygen utilization reflects extent of muscle usage probably more than a form adaptation.
I regurgitated an old myth.
I love these foot strike threads. As you run faster and faster you will strike more toward the front of your foot. So, only the slowest of marathoners would be TRUE heel strikers. So when you see Geb or Tergat running sub 5:00 for a marathon or half-marathon and landing on their midfoot and then see Joe Slo jogger running 7:00 pace you wonder why he's hitting his heel. Try to sprint 100 meters by landing on your heels...can't go so fast can ya?
Alan
some people always have the same foot strike no matter what the pace. even when im chilling along at 800 pace for my morning runs, im still running on my midfoot/forefoot.
whats really funny is when a fast heel striker is called a mid-foot striker by all the posers!! Thats funny!
Just pics, but what pics!
About the same footstrike as Paula. I am serious! Find some pics at her home-s. The form is of course different.
Both running fantastic in shoes constructed for heelstrikers?