need help on running technique

Hmm..:huh Maybe you're placeing youre feet wrong when touching the ground, try to put more weight on the front end of your feet, the toes.

Could be shitty shoes. My mate had shitty shoes and you could hear him running a mile away lol . He bought some good ones and it was all good.

 

OK. I think we can rule that out :!:

 

Yeah, that is probably bad for your joints. I think the proper way for longer distances is to run heel-to-toe. So when your foot comes down the back should be landing first, then roll up to the ball of your foot and push off. From what I understand running on the balls of your feet is more for sprinting and short, quick bursts.

 

Amy is absolutely right. That will do the trick.

 

You need some Dr Scholls.

 

Yup. I think it's because when you sprint you lean fowards so the weight is on the balls of the feet, whereas when you are running you are more upright so the weight is over the heels.

 

Amy already nailed it - i ran distance in H.S. and College and rolling your feet helps you not waste energy. It will also help avoid dreaded shin splints.

 

When I get fatigued my running form breaks down a bit, but because I wear specific trainers, it's worse because they have a slightly large sole and do "clop clop", which sounds and feels dodgy.

 

What kinda trainers do you wear?

 

if your running flat footed bones are getting damaged

 

Are you flat footed, regular or high arch?

 

Correctomundo

 

Heel to toe works for a lot of people but by no means all of them.

When I started running I was a heel-striker but this only worked for me up to a certain speed (which isn't very fast). Generally now I'm a midfoot striker (the heel doesn't land before the rest of the foot, but I'm not quite up on the ball of the foot). My footstrike was actually a lot less heavy than it was when I was landing on my heel.

I don't run long distance any more but this worked for me for distances up to the marathon. Anything longer than that was just a shuffle, really.