Strange running

[Buddy34]

Today I was out running and some guy overtook me and what caught my eye was the way he was running almost on his toes his heels never touched the ground has anyone seen this before 😊

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

A runner in our village..who I have seen over many many years..runs like that..and covers huge distances..

[Irish-John Graduate]

The Kenyans and Ethiopians tend to run like that. No way can I though

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Many, if not all elite runners tend to run on their toes, but it requires calf strength and good technique, so is probably not advisable to mimic without an experienced trainer at hand.

You might find this article interesting fl.milesplit.com/articles/1...

The more you know about running, the more you realise there is to know...........

[Buddy34 Graduate in reply to IannodaTruffe]

It actually looked painful to me to run like that

[Leadfoot Graduate in reply to Buddy34]

That's kind of my natural style, and i wish it wasn't. As Iannoda says, it's been murder on the calves, meaning i had to take extra rest days throughout the program. I haven't yet become a world class runner either strangely enough 🤔... 😂

[Hidden]

I've tried forefoot running, I just did it and ran about 7k after reading an article about it. The next morning I could barely walk, the pain in my achilles tendons was excruciating - I could barely get my shoes on for work - The kids at school thought I was hilarious wincing in agony every time I got up.Never again! But if anyone does give it a go I suggest doing just a little bit and easing into it. If you google runnersworld forefoot running you should get some info about it, but you have been warned😉

[Hidden]

I use it for running up hills when they are long and hard, I find it tempers my pace and means I can go for longer. I’ve never tried using it on the flat/downhill though.

I thought it overdeveloped your calves and I already have a set that Popeye would be proud of!

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to Hidden]

I use it running up hills too... !

[Hidden in reply to Oldfloss]

Great minds and legs obviously!

[Jay66UK Graduate]

If you watch 100m sprinters, this is how they run. I could do it for a (very) short (relatively slow) sprint, but that’s about it.

[mafee Graduate]

I have seen it but it never looks natural to me