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Jun 2019
9:09am, 17 Jun 2019
67,165 posts
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Gobi
No way
FR - I can still run 8mm in zone 1 heart rate on the right course on the right day
I still speak to Mr Huffman on Facebook every now and then.
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Jun 2019
12:18pm, 17 Jun 2019
14,789 posts
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Bazoaxe
I tend to pay no attention to the way I run although I know its maybe not great. However most of the injuries I have had I can put down to something that happened such as a fall, not taking enough rest or too much hill running. So although my form isn't great, as long as another event doenst interfere I seem to be able to avoid injury
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Jun 2019
12:31pm, 17 Jun 2019
17,690 posts
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Dvorak
Do we have just one running form? I suspect that for most runners, videos taken at say 6, 9 and 12 min/mile paces might look quite different.
Apart from Gobi's, probably.
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Jun 2019
1:27pm, 17 Jun 2019
67,171 posts
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Gobi
You should look the same DV but there is a reason slow speeds get called plodding
(Its very visual)
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Jun 2019
2:05pm, 17 Jun 2019
7,824 posts
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larkim
I'm not going to be able to make any useful contributions to this thread, other than to agree with Baz's post above in the main. But I do find the subject interesting, so I'll lurk and read!
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Jun 2019
2:18pm, 17 Jun 2019
1,947 posts
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Canute
Happy G
It is difficult to change many aspect of running style. I find the easiest thing to change is cadence. Studies show that many recreational runners actually become more effect if they increase cadence, though there are also studies showing that any a change in cadence is likely to result in reduced efficiency. Efficiency is not necessarily related to reduced injury risk. Nonetheless, for runners predisposed to injury, if their cadence is relatively low cadence I consider the first thing to consider is a small increase in cadence (eg 3-5 steps/min). If that is tolerated well, make another similar increase etc. Patience is essential. Note that the old 180 rule is a very crude estimate; cadence should increase with pace.
Gobi
It is good to hear that old stalwarts are still in contact. I too have been pleased to maintain a friendly conversation with Jeremy via the comment section of my Wordpress blog .
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Jun 2019
2:23pm, 17 Jun 2019
10,564 posts
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Garfield
Agreed Canute - so many runners out there run about 120 steps per minute and look so heavy-footed when they run like that.
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Jun 2019
2:35pm, 17 Jun 2019
8,064 posts
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simbil
Strength to weight seems to make a lot of the difference when watching something with lots of abilities like a local race. The slow cadence is often accompanied by little air time - a kind of walk-running style.
But it's hard to run like a gazelle if you have the weight of an elephant and the strength of a sparrow, I know - I'm heading that way 
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Jun 2019
2:43pm, 17 Jun 2019
10,565 posts
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Garfield
What's even weirder is watching the London marathon, seeing the really quick runners running along, some more functional than others...and there are some who are really running quite fast but their biomechanics make you wonder how they are managing it!!
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Jun 2019
2:46pm, 17 Jun 2019
31,790 posts
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HappyG(rrr)
Paula Radcliffe was always the perfect example. Ran like a donkey. An elite, high speed world record beating donkey though. G
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