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likitisplit
likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
edited January 26 in Social Groups
Here's some information Big Peach gave me before class tonight:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSIDRHUWlVo&feature=youtu.be
(This guy is so beautiful, it makes me want to cry)

http://goodformrunning.com/
(The Good Form Running website)

http://goodformrunning.com/180-cadence-file
(an MP3 to check cadence)

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  • timeasterday
    timeasterday Posts: 1,368 Member
    The class they have is great. Well worth the money we spent. Now I know what to work on.

    Here's an example of the video feedback they give you:

    http://www.coachseye.com/Woz9
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
    Thank you for sharing!

    I've GOT to get one of those RunATL shirts.
  • bttrthanevr
    bttrthanevr Posts: 615 Member
    Funny. I was just thinking as I struggled through my third mile, that I was glad I couldn't see myself. But, I would like to see what my form looks like when I'm fresh.

    I have been wondering if I could train myself out of my pronation, so I wouldn't have to rely on stiff, bulky shoes.

    Did they also film you straight on-coming and going away?
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
    Side and front. Also running at 180 bpm. Which apparently I run at.

    I no longer pronate. I think it might be that I'm landing with my foot more under me. I really recommend the book,Anatomy forRnnuers. It has a great self-assessment and remedial exercises to correct imbalances.
  • bttrthanevr
    bttrthanevr Posts: 615 Member
    I just downloaded the Kindle version for my Mac.
  • timeasterday
    timeasterday Posts: 1,368 Member
    I have been wondering if I could train myself out of my pronation, so I wouldn't have to rely on stiff, bulky shoes.

    Did they also film you straight on-coming and going away?

    They told us our pronation probably would not change even as we changed our form. The pronation is sort of "built-in" to the mechanics of our lower body. They just recorded us from the side for the class. I never realized just how much I run on the outsides of my feet until I saw the videos. When I ran on the treadmill in the store to get fitted the video didn't look like that at all, but I don't think I run naturally on a treadmill because I have never used one.
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
    I think though, as we get stronger and more efficient, we are better able to control some of that. In the book, Treading Lightly, they make the point that the flexibility of one's foot is a constant. But a person with strong feet will use their foot in a way that gives them better control.

    ^^^Venturing into territory where you should just stop listening to me and I probably need a really experienced runner around to completely shoot this down :)
  • timeasterday
    timeasterday Posts: 1,368 Member
    I thought this was an interesting read:

    http://www.scienceofrunning.com/2010/01/why-running-shoes-do-not-work-looking.html
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
    I just read a chapter in "Tread Lightly' that covers the same studies (and more).

    There were studies that randomly paired runners with shoes and found that out things like "on average, pronating runners did better in neutral shoes."

    I'm leery of real-life application, but it's definitely worth experimenting around to see what works for you, especially as you get stronger.
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