Posts in Category Running Technique

Move faster with light, quick steps

Monday, April 26th, 2010

Improve your running and reduce the risk of injury by adjusting your cadence

How can adjusting your cadence improve your running?

Cadence refers to leg turnover, or how many times in one minute that your feet strike the ground.

Most elite runners have a cadence that’s very close to 180 steps per minute, regardless of their height or finishing position. Most less experienced runners have a cadence that’s closer to 150 to 160 steps per minute.

For non-elite runners, there may be benefits to increasing our cadence to approximately 180 steps per minute. More

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Does arch height really matter when running?

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Arch height does NOT really matter for injury prevention, but maybe for performance.

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Running Form Tips

Thursday, February 11th, 2010
  • Keep your shoulder, hips and ankles along one vertical line.
  • Use your chest as a speedometer (i.e. slightly forward for more speed). The very slight forward lean is from the ankles NOT the waist.
  • Don’t put a lot of force through your heels on landing, but…don’t point or land on your toes either. More

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Cadence Run Workout

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Cadence = (efficient +  faster + reduced injury) running

Background Information:

  • As in cycling, having a quick turnover in running is important.
  • The optimal number of steps/minute is 180. If you can be within 10 counts of this, that would be great (i.e. 170).
  • Changing your cadence takes time so you must be patient and work on it slowly.
  • Practice about once a week.
  • After you have established a good cadence, you can work on increasing your stride length, but must not slow your turnover/cadence in the process.

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