Because he lacks upper body strength in proportion to the length of his limbs. However, in order to gain that strength, he may have to put on some weight in muscle across the upper body. It could help him be more powerful and have an even stronger kick or hinder him. No need to change things at the moment though.
I can see Yared standing on a busy street corner looking down at his phone, then looking up and around for street signs, then back down at his phone, mouthing “where the hell…” to himself.
Although the question is worded poorly, there is a reason for the question.
Can we be honest here?
If he was a slow runner, most experienced runners would point at his arm action and say that it needs a some work.
Why give him a "pass" because he is fast?
Can we ask ourselves:
Do you think he could be even faster with better arm action?
If you had a promising young runner with that arm action would you ignore it or would you work on it?
The best quarterbacks work on their throwing action. The best basketball players work on their jump shooting. Just because someone is good, or even the best at something doesn't mean they can't improve by working on their form.
Although the question is worded poorly, there is a reason for the question.
Can we be honest here?
If he was a slow runner, most experienced runners would point at his arm action and say that it needs a some work.
Why give him a "pass" because he is fast?
Can we ask ourselves:
Do you think he could be even faster with better arm action?
If you had a promising young runner with that arm action would you ignore it or would you work on it?
The best quarterbacks work on their throwing action. The best basketball players work on their jump shooting. Just because someone is good, or even the best at something doesn't mean they can't improve by working on their form.
Yep!
A lot of "Old School" coaches would say "If it ain't broke, don't try to fix it", which I agree with to a certain point. Yared definitely has an unusual arm swing, which seems out of sync with his stride/gait, and yes, it does come together the faster he runs. This is true with many runners, their jog and or easy running form is terrible and as they increase the pace the body falls into sync. As much success Yared is having, he definitely can improve his arm carriage so as to be more efficient in the beginning and middle stages of his races. He seems to work against himself prior to opening up and letting go his kick. If he incorporates some simple drills in his off season training, over time he will become more efficient. He doesn't need a lot correction, just to be able to 'Sync' up his upper body with his lower body to conserve energy which he'll need in the later stages of races to run faster.
Swing his arms like a female kenyan marathon runner?
Why does OP...
... Start a thread with such a click-bait title? And then disrespect both Nuguse (comparing him to women) and Kenyan women (who are faster than the OP by a lot)?
If you had written "What's the deal with Nuguse's arms?" more people would have commented on his unorthodox arm carriage. I think you actually asked a good question, but so far nobody has really answered it.
The real answer has to do with his stride. The arms are balancing out his tendency for hip rotation and serve as counter-weights to that motion. But I am not an expert, so hopefully a smarter person than me will see this thread and explain it... oh, wait, the title doesn't mention Nuguse's arms. Dang.
Funny - I used a little thing called inference and knew exactly what this post was about before clicking on it. You should try it.
Because he’s fast. You don’t get time bonuses for a pretty stride.
1) He could be faster. I thought that was the point of training.
2) Yes, actually you do. The time bonus comes in the form of actually running faster because you are more efficient. I'm not sure the term "pretty" is the best, but most runners with ugly strides would be faster with pretty (more efficient) strides, even if they already are incredibly fast.
Him and Nur have the smoothest form amongst male US distance runners. Not sure if it's African thing or it's from being extra thin. So smooth. Next to them, Klecker and the rest of white guys look like they're grinding. People had to notice the difference.
Because he’s fast. You don’t get time bonuses for a pretty stride.
1) He could be faster. I thought that was the point of training.
2) Yes, actually you do. The time bonus comes in the form of actually running faster because you are more efficient. I'm not sure the term "pretty" is the best, but most runners with ugly strides would be faster with pretty (more efficient) strides, even if they already are incredibly fast.
Haven’t studies shown that coaches and so-called “experts” are basically incapable of judging actual biomechanical efficiency in distance runners just by watching them run? I’m not sold that Nuguse isn’t running the way that is most energy efficient for him.
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