kicking backwards

[Gwyrdd]

Does anyone know why photographs of runners show that their foot kicks backwards and almost hits their bottom? My running is just a sort of shuffle where my feet are about an inch off the ground as I go happily trot trotting and pitter pattering away. Or is this the difference between a jog and a run? I have never had anyone watch me run and suspect that I may have been doing it all wrong from the beginning of lockdown, when I started c5k I use Adidas app and that tells me my stride is 0.6 of a metre. Any tips please?

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This is a great video. Don't worry about that at all. It's for speed. This video is ace

This is also helpful

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You are doing fine so don't worry. You're not doing it wrong at all. I run the same 😁

[Gwyrdd 60minGraduate in reply to Hidden]

Thank you for your reply, I shall continue my comfortable shuffles

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Me too. It's all good 😊

[grumpyoldgirl]

If you're happy, crack on! 😁

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10]

As above.

I was reading about this recently, can’t for the life of me find the link right now, but most pictures of runners aren’t pictures of runners... they’re pictures of models running very short distances badly... we often see a really wide stride with the front foot landing way out front too, in main because it makes a very dynamic shot.

[Gwyrdd 60minGraduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Fake photos then. Thank you. Some are flying through the air with always a background of beautiful scenery- fake too perhaps.

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to Gwyrdd]

Sometimes! runnersworld.com/runners-st...

[Gwyrdd 60minGraduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

These photos and comments made me laugh. what -- nobody in baggy knee length shorts and a flapping walking shirt! I have six Craghoppers stretchy shirts, all old, all quick drying, all with pockets. They have stopped making them now but these should see me out.

[Grannyhugs Graduate10]

I'm sure everyone has to find their own stride length depending on where they are in their running journey, level of fitness and age. You could try a slightly wider reach but take it a little at a time until it feels natural. Happy running 🤗

[Gwyrdd 60minGraduate in reply to Grannyhugs]

Thank you

[GoGo_JoJo Graduate10]

My motto is "further, not faster" and I can assure you that most distance runners have a shorter stride and don't lift their feet high. There is also a difference in gender with men lifting their knees higher.

Be careful messing with your stride, you can really overstretch groin muscles which can be very painful.

You will probably find over time that your stride changes a bit. I noticed this, I think, about a year down the line, as you get more confident and your body adjusts to this new habit.

So long as the pavement is moving under your feet, and your heart rate is up to a level where you're putting effort in (but not pushing too hard) you're doing great 👍🏻😁

[Gwyrdd 60minGraduate in reply to GoGo_JoJo]

Thank you for your advice

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Have you seen Japanese slow running? Mentioned in here a few times.

[Gwyrdd 60minGraduate in reply to Hidden]

Will look for that . Thank you

[PandaCory Graduate10]

I'm no expert, but I'm a bit of a shuffler as well. It seems to work, as in I can go as far as I planned and I don't get hurt, so I would say if it's working for you just now, then stick with it!