Rupp / Levins form study

Whoops, I posted the page. This is the photo.

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Sport/Pix/pictures/2013/4/19/1366378219116/Mo-Farah-010.jpg

Levins is a fraction ahead in his stride sequence. I can't believe you think stuff like this matters.

without having millisecond accuracy, we really don't know if there is a significant difference or not. maybe levins is just in another point in his stride slightly.

besides, levins looks closer to mo in this pic. and who would he rather emulate...mo or galen? i'd go with mo

SMJO wrote:

Levins is a fraction ahead in his stride sequence. I can't believe you think stuff like this matters.

Levins is "ahead" with his back foot being way off the ground. Rupp is ahead with his lead foot being farther forward, covering more distance, and closer to the ground for landing then is Levins, who is spending much more time losing momentum in the air.

reed wrote:

levins looks closer to mo in this pic. and who would he rather emulate...mo or galen? i'd go with mo

Mo's back foot is more off the ground, and front foot is farther forward than Galen's, simply a progression, nothing at all like Levins.

Mo is just as airborne as Cam

Better to do this from video, and time their cadance.

2 legs held up high could make it seem like a huge leap while the head stays mostly flat.

High-speed footage could determine contact times. And show progression of the recovering leg at the moment of foot strike. Is the recovering knee past the landing one?

Location of strike relative to COG is an important point also.

Before I graduated from Dyestat's boards to Letsrun's adult message boards, I used to crack up about how crazy those guys were about the spikes people were wearing.

Analyzing Rupp's form vs. Levins' form just from this one photo seems very much like the Dyestat nerdos talking about spikes.

tony soprano wrote:

Before I graduated from Dyestat's boards to Letsrun's adult message boards.

"Adult". Right.

SMJO wrote:

Levins is a fraction ahead in his stride sequence. I can't believe you think stuff like this matters.

Yeah, it was immediately obvious that they are not in the same spot in their stride cycle.

I just want to thank you for posting this article. Interesting that Salazar is so averse to tarmac, and also that Mo runs with headphones. Interesting and cool.

Cycle? Dude, none of the Oregon Project guys would ever do a doping cycle and you're an idiot for implying they would.

A DUCK, HOW DARE YOU ACCUSE THE OREGON PROJECT OF A DOPING CYCLE.

most interesting thing from the photo is how clear it is that Mo has short femur and long tib/fib, and also he is shorter from shoulders to hip. these are key! Rupp and Cam have longer thighs, bigger shoulders and longer upper bodies. these are more important factors to consider than where their feet are landing.