heelstrike Articles

What Is Overstriding in Running?

Overstriding is a very simple thing, but it is still veiled in the cloud of confusion for one simple reason – it is impossible to identify and/or define something when you operate without a clear standard. When you are told that you’re overdoing something (and that’s what overstriding essentially means) the question arises: how did you come to… Read more

File under: Running,Sports Injuries,Technique
Tagged with: heelstrike, knee injury, knee pain, overstriding, runner's knee, running injury, shin splints

Why Runners Should Not Focus on Their Footstrike

If you were to attend the Pose Method Course on running technique you’d hear something many don’t expect to hear – an instruction of the participants to not focus on their footstrike. “Forget about footstrike! Pull, pull, pull!” If you’ve already attended the course, you know why, and for everyone else, the answer is simple… Read more

File under: Pose Method,Running,Technique
Tagged with: footstrike, forefoot strike, heelstrike, landing, midfoot strike

The foot

Indeed it is. A foot is a rather small yet vital part of the body. Intricately designed – 26 bones connected by 33 joints and over a 100 of ligaments, tendons and muscles – it supports our entire body, it accepts the full load of our bodyweight and sometimes way more. It is our point of… Read more

File under: Human Body,Running
Tagged with: forefoot, heel, heelstrike, Leonardo da Vinci, mid-foot, midfoot, toes