Especially at the end of longer runs, my feet will hit the inside of the opposite inner calf at the top of my stride. This always used to happen to me randomly once in a while, but lately it's been more constant and I have to make a concerted effort to avoid it. Anyone else have this? Any thoughts on why?
i do it and it's because i supinate/underpronate and have weak hips and tight hips, IT bands and hamstrings.
Wow, that sounds just like me. So would hip strengthening help the problem?
I do this too. I can't find any correlation between running speed, level of fatigue, running surface, etc. I blame it on high knee lift and back kick. I realize it's not the most efficient way to run, but I develop minor lower leg injuries if I adjust my stride.
I used to do this all the time in high school, but then I noticed that by the end of college it was no longer occurring. The most obvious sign was that in the shower I would no longer have to spend time scrubbing the inside of my calves to get all the dirt/mud off. I just figure that with many more miles and years of training under my belt, my stride had naturally become more efficient. This is probably indirectly related to having stronger hips and legs in general.
Also it is because people who supinate have tighter sartorius muscles and weaker abductors--tight sartorius muscles and weaker abductors cause the feet to invert when you get fatigued and thus slap the inside of your calves or the inside of your opposite ankle.