Why Do I Fall While Running?

I also have a problem falling tbh... I'd say the answers to your questions are yes.. Focus on running more by lifting your quads, not by pushing off with your calves.. also you should always be aware of your surroundings. The more conscious you are the less likely you are to have something happen.

Thanks. WIll give it a try.

If I should stumble, catch my fall, yeah. If I should stumble, catch my fall. Catch my fall.

Maybe put your phone down....

Multiple sclerosis?

I had a phase at one point in my running career where I was falling occasionally. Looking back I can say I was straining on a lot of runs, running just a little harder than I should have. I think that had a lot to do with it.

Are your shoes on the wrong foot? Lol kidding. Do make sure your shoes are properly sized to your feet so your not tripping over them. Maybe you're leaning too far forward while you run. Do you pick up your feet while walking or do you break alot while walking? It could be poor mechanics from the start. Like previously said pick up your legs from the quads and push off from the hamstring and calf. If your running on one of those sloped tracks on the outside lane then that could also explain alot too. I'd video tape yourself running on a treadmill to see your gait, or go to a local running store and see if they offer a gait analysis. Gl to you.

Is about focus.

Keep your sight on the ground, 60-80 feet ahead of you, as long as possible.

Not only that will improve your falling rate, but even the performance.

Perhaps it is time to remove those giant headphones and watch where you are going.

Klutz Girl wrote:

Should I run more consciously?

Yes. I'm fact I would recommend eliminating all unconscious running.

Klutz Girl wrote:

I usually run outside and frankly, trip and fall once every six weeks or so. I never break anything and usually just wind up with a bloody knee or elbow. However, because of a broken bone in my foot I could not run at all for 4 months. The doctor suggested I get back into it by running on a treadmill. On my second run, I started to fall three times after tripping on the belt, but each time I inadvertently tripped the STOP with my flailing arms. Once, however, I actually went all the way down and flew off the back. Funny, I know, until I landed on a machine. Why does this happen? Am I just not picking my feet up high enough? Should I run more consciously?

How many beers and/or alcoholic beverages do you normally drink before you run? Unless you are training for the beer mile, maybe try a few runs without drinking alcohol first (or during) and see if that helps.

That was happening to my brother about 15 years ago.

10 years ago he was diagnosed with MS.

I fell a few times in a row last year. It ended up being due to a jammed SI joint that would not allow for proper foot motion so my foot would catch. PT adjusted it and I worked to make my hips and glutes stronger. My other symptom was pain in front of ankle and inability to dorsiflex. Everything healed quickly once the SI joint was working properly.

Years ago when I coached XC one of the kids kept falling. I had his mom observe and she took him in for a MRI and he ended up having a lesion removed from his spinal cord.

I love my Hokas but due to the boxy toes I have taken a couple of major flyers the last six months, compared to a stumble or trip once every few years prior. One was on a tree root on a trail run, the other on a buried piece of metal I couldn't see on a city footpath. In other shoes it would have only been a stumble, but both of these I was completely airborne.

Pics?

At last a serious topic.

I found out that as I have gotten older my stride has become pathetic and short with almost zero evidence for any vertical lift of my feet or economy at my ankle joint. This abnormal physiology then leads to more frequent falls.

I have also noticed it happens more frequently when I do runs on rough trails at night with no artificial light used at all.

I prefer an "elite but minimal-tech" approach to training.

It works for me.

Since you are younger...you are probably just really lazy with lifting your feet.

Any regular calf or shin pain?

Klutz Girl wrote:

I usually run outside and frankly, trip and fall once every six weeks or so. I never break anything and usually just wind up with a bloody knee or elbow. However, because of a broken bone in my foot I could not run at all for 4 months. The doctor suggested I get back into it by running on a treadmill. On my second run, I started to fall three times after tripping on the belt, but each time I inadvertently tripped the STOP with my flailing arms. Once, however, I actually went all the way down and flew off the back. Funny, I know, until I landed on a machine. Why does this happen? Am I just not picking my feet up high enough? Should I run more consciously?