Elkanah Angwenyi- crazy arm motion when he runs
Elkanah Angwenyi- crazy arm motion when he runs
Johnathon Johnson has a pretty weird head lean...
Lameck Aguta looked pretty inefficient.
But when you run that much, you tend to adopt the mechanics that require the least amount of energy. Hence the disclaimer "But it works for him" was born.
KD runs like he has a huge stick stuck in his ass.
Carl Lewis - perfection greatest sprint form ever compare him with Calvin Smith - head back and rolling, foot placement awry
Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch
For upper body, Zatopek. Surprisingly, his legs are almost perfect.
I'm not going to make any judgements, but Kevin Sullivan runs like a Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Alan Webb deffinently. I hate watching him run. He crosses his arms so much.
The guy in the middle:
http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/3568/docbe0.jpg
That's Darvis Patton in the recent Pan Am Games.
Coach D wrote:
The guy in the middle:
http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/3568/docbe0.jpgThat's Darvis Patton in the recent Pan Am Games.
Funny! Good sense of humor Coach.
21325 wrote:
oscar pistorious
Hard to beat that.
Maybe the discussion should be limited to runners with a full compliment of limbs.
There was a Chinese female on the marathon scene in recent years who runs with her arms perfectly straight at her sides. That seems a little inefficient.
The_Big_Mazungo wrote:
Alan Webb deffinently. I hate watching him run. He crosses his arms so much.
Gotta agree. There's a lotta energy spent tensing a lotta muscle that doesn't need to be.
you 16year old letsrun distance runners dont know SHIT about running form. webbs form is bad...hahahahahahahahahahahahahahah
there was a guy from Az back in the mid 80s, that ran like he had a stick up his butt, prancing along, leaning back, but on his toes...looked funny as all get out, but he was a good, solid distance runner.
stipe wrote:
There was a Chinese female on the marathon scene in recent years who runs with her arms perfectly straight at her sides. That seems a little inefficient.
Sun Yingjie?
http://news.xinhuanet.com/asiangames/2002-10/13/xinsrc_b172a0badeb311d6be2c00b0d07aa257.jpgPrefontaine. Did you see the final 20 meters in the 72 Olymnpic 5000. When I turned around I thought I was watching the Special Olympics.
turkey leg wrote:
Gotta agree. There's a lotta energy spent tensing a lotta muscle that doesn't need to be.
people who think webb's upper body is too muscular should look at two things:
1) the definition of muscle tone (tonus) and how it applies to kinetic energy transfer through the torso. (i.e. why do you swing your arms when you run?)
2) the seasons where he allowed his upper body musculature to diminish (2003, 2006).
webb's form is fine. not great in the arms and shoulders, but certainly nowhere near bad. you want elite runners with bad form? look at adam goucher and (formerly) gabe jennings.
Please tell me someone has seen Erin Donahue:
http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper885/thumbs/t_3bb86355afa9f-50-1.jpg
This picture doesn't do her justice, but for a girl who is one of the best 1500m runners in the states, her form is SCARY bad. Please someone post a vid from the 5th avenue mile.
