Week 3 officially started and my knees are killing me. I think my running technique is all wrong. When I run I try to land on the balls of my feet, as I’ve been told not to land on my heel or my toes. However, when I try to land on the balls of my feet I either stomp the ground flat footed or I kick the floor creating a sort of scrape motion with my foot. Any advice?
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Not sure if it’ll help, but I was told to aim for the middle of my foot, which would be slightly further back than the ball, and that seems to work ok.
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UnfitNoMoreGraduate
Ok... don’t lift that foot any more than you need to... as long as both feet are briefly off the ground together you are running!
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