So he heel strikes when jogging and forefoot strikes when racing? Why is that at all surprising?
So he heel strikes when jogging and forefoot strikes when racing? Why is that at all surprising?
Hill Striker wrote:
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Was this the "Bekele track" while it was still under construction (the surrounding landscaping still needing work?)--or somewhere else?
I wonder why we never get photos of his private doping clinic to go along with the track! LOL
Galen Rupp Number on Fan wrote:
I wonder why we never get photos of his private doping clinic to go along with the track! LOL
The same reason we don't get mo farah's and galen rupp's private doping clinic
You can't tell if someone's heel striking from a photograph. You have to see the entire stride. And a heel strike doesn't mean that the heel can't touch the ground first. It means that the heel isn't taking the impact and cushioning you. Most elite runners, especially when wearing trainers, will touch their heel first, but they won't be fully supporting their weight until their foot is flat on the ground and underneath their hips.
In the picture, Kenenisa's landing midfoot and outer edge while Tariku is clearly heel striking.
800 dude wrote:
And a heel strike doesn't mean that the heel can't touch the ground first.
It means that. In fact that's the definition of a heel STRIKE.
adt wrote:
In the picture, Kenenisa's landing midfoot and outer edge while Tariku is clearly heel striking.
In what picture? This one?
http://sin.stb.s-msn.com/i/8B/1B54CD0EEA5761372C404D623D41.jpgThere is no heel strike, he is dorsiflexing (foot pointing upwards) with his leg in front of him
get that bit "with his leg in front of him"
That's where his leg is in front of him, not with the foot on the ground, because that doesn't happen when his leg is in front of him.
don't try to be smart, ur not wrote:
It means that. In fact that's the definition of a heel STRIKE.
Nope
jsjsj wrote:
don't try to be smart, ur not wrote:It means that. In fact that's the definition of a heel STRIKE.
Nope
oh yes
Have you seen his feet as well as Gebs shoeless? They both have horrible bunions. You can almost see the joint breakdown.
Geb I remember seeing in a pic of the top guys running London and they all had there shoes off for a pic.
Kenny I noticed in some video that showed him removing or putting on his shoes prepping to run a track race.
Pics people, I'm sure you have them on your desk top.
