I often find myself kicking myself when I run, when its muddy out there's mud all over the inside of my legs. I'm a pretty bad supinator, I dont know of this contributes to this, but is this a sign of bad form? Do any others runners have problems like this?
Tim
Yeah, my feet rub by the middle of my calves a couple of times during a run. I usually have mud marks as a result.
I don't think it's necessarily a result of bad form.
It depends on the width of your shoes and the size of your calves. I tend not to 'kick myself' as much when wearing spikes or flats.
I think everyone probably does. My calves are always muddy after running the trails. And so are the calves of the people I run with. Just don't trip yourself and it shouldn't be a problem.
my HS coach always told me it was a sign that your legs aren't strong....and in some ways I believe him. I seem to kick my legs less when I'm in good shape.
I would disagree that it's a sign of weak legs. I did this in college quite a bit when I was in great shape. I seemed to do it more when running grass or gravel roads and less on pavement. I thought it might have something to do with the footing.
My high school coach told me that mud on the inside of my legs was a good sign. Basically he said that if your legs come through correctly (i.e. straight) you'll occasionally kick the other calf, particularly on muddy/uneven terrain.
So there you have it; kicking yourself as you run means you have good/bad form and strong/weak legs.
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I personaly like the mud on my calfs. I think it has something to do with weak legs. Because before I had Oscer-slarters (spelling is wrong) I always kick the inside of my legs and sometimes I would strat to bleed. But after 6 weeks of Physical Therpy and strengthing of the Quads I seems never to kick my self unless am running in mud or on a dirt/gravel trail. It also could be ur pronation if ur an over pronator.
I too kick the inside's of my legs while on runs, at least sometimes... I don't nessesarily think its bad for you, or means bad form, but just don't get in a habit of doing it too often (esp. in races) because then it will become awkward, hard to correct, and may even slow you down.
also, the constant motion of my arms moving back and forth sometimes makes me want to straighten out my arm or lock my elbows if you will... This was quite humorous to my training buddies, ar least on long runs, they would say- yeah there goes another arm drop by Greg, or Clear!
I have stopped doing it because too much will cause pain in your elbows, its just another habit, but don't let it get out of control or hamper your training, or most importantly, races.
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