Running injury caused by braking force

DX2JX2

There doesn't seem to be much controversy on this site about the benefits of a faster running cadence but I saw this article on Reddit and thought it was interesting.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/article-how-running-gait-increases-injury-risk/

Vladimirnapkin

So, run slower? I like that the article says that increased turnover "will also likely reduce braking force," without showing or referring to any observed data.

lorrpb

Vladimirnapkin wrote: »

So, run slower? I like that the article says that increased turnover "will also likely reduce braking force," without showing or referring to any observed data.

This article summarizes a research study and provides links to that study. Nothing wrong with that.

Cherimoose

So 1 in 3 runners got injured. That's much higher than the 20-25% injury rate in most other studies of runners. I wonder why the difference..

TavistockToad

interesting