machinegunfunk wrote:It's funny how you refer to shoes being better for Kenyans runners and then in the next sentence claim the opposite.
I never claimed anything of the sort.
machinegunfunk wrote:As for heel striking you must know a thing or two.
When a elite runner "heel strikes" you get tricked by the eye. What really happens is just dorsiflexion to the ankle and the heel happens to touch the ground first but not "strike" the ground. There is a big difference since there is no major weight put directly on the heel first since the transition from heel to flat foot is so rapid. You can run this way barefoot with the heel touching the ground first, no problem.
Landing with heel first = heel striking
machinegunfunk wrote:When a jogger heel strikes in front of his body with all his weight he's braking himself. Training shoes with high heels makes this kind of heel striking easy while in barefoot you wouldn't survive very long.
So you can mix up the dorsiflexion of elite runners with true heel striking all you want but you should be aware of it.
You are referring to overstriding which I agree isn't great for trying to run fast but there aren't any studies to back this up nor are there any to say at what point does a long stride become overstriding. The only one mixed up here is you.