This is indeed a popular theory in the running community, and many runners have made an effort to transition to landing on their forefoot rather than their heel

This is indeed a popular theory in the running community, and many runners have made an effort to transition to landing on their forefoot rather than their heel. However, there does not appear to be a scientific consensus whether runners with forefoot strike patterns are faster and/or less injury prone [1]. There are also professional runners that heel strike. [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6189005/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6189005/