Good Running Technique
HEALTH ASSIGNMENT – RUNNING COACHING COURSE
One of the most effective ways to improve your running technique is through form drills that emphasize specific aspects of good form and train your body to repeat those specific movements while you are running. Most drills take one or more aspects of a good form – a compacts arm swing, soft level foot strikes under your centre of mass, quick leg turn over, an upright posture with a slight forward lean at the ankles – and highlight them through repetitive motion that trains the body to be comfortable with that movement when inserted into your typical running mechanics.
Taking an extra five to fifteen minutes several times a week to do the five form drills can help you become more efficient and faster for both short and long distances. This is a pretty good return on your investment, and one you will appreciate most in the last half of a race when you are suffering from all-surrounding fatigue.
Ankling:
Why: This drill teaches the correct foot strike mechanics and increases stride rate.
How: Using a quick and very short stride, strike the ground at the forefoot and fold the foot down from toe to heel, with the heel reclining to the ground momentarily before popping up to start a new stride. Take small steps with minimal knee lift and minimal time spent on the ground; pretend the ground below you is very hot.
Ankle Springs:
Why: Ankle springs improve foot strike mechanics and create a bouncier stride.
How: Using a short stride, jog forward with a lightly bouncy movement that emphasizes landing near the ball of your foot with a level of foot strike. Make sure you’re leaning forward slightly from the ankles and that your feet are striking to the ground underneath your centre of mass. Your short steps should create a light springing effect, not a forceful pushing sensation, and that momentum will carry you forward.
Arm Pull Backs:
Why: Arm Pull backs develop a compact arm swing and help create the tempo and
One of the most effective ways to improve your running technique is through form drills that emphasize specific aspects of good form and train your body to repeat those specific movements while you are running. Most drills take one or more aspects of a good form – a compacts arm swing, soft level foot strikes under your centre of mass, quick leg turn over, an upright posture with a slight forward lean at the ankles – and highlight them through repetitive motion that trains the body to be comfortable with that movement when inserted into your typical running mechanics.
Taking an extra five to fifteen minutes several times a week to do the five form drills can help you become more efficient and faster for both short and long distances. This is a pretty good return on your investment, and one you will appreciate most in the last half of a race when you are suffering from all-surrounding fatigue.
Ankling:
Why: This drill teaches the correct foot strike mechanics and increases stride rate.
How: Using a quick and very short stride, strike the ground at the forefoot and fold the foot down from toe to heel, with the heel reclining to the ground momentarily before popping up to start a new stride. Take small steps with minimal knee lift and minimal time spent on the ground; pretend the ground below you is very hot.
Ankle Springs:
Why: Ankle springs improve foot strike mechanics and create a bouncier stride.
How: Using a short stride, jog forward with a lightly bouncy movement that emphasizes landing near the ball of your foot with a level of foot strike. Make sure you’re leaning forward slightly from the ankles and that your feet are striking to the ground underneath your centre of mass. Your short steps should create a light springing effect, not a forceful pushing sensation, and that momentum will carry you forward.
Arm Pull Backs:
Why: Arm Pull backs develop a compact arm swing and help create the tempo and