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that running with correct form is not an intrinsic, instinctual human ability That has to be the most ridiculous sentence I've read on hn in a while. Obviously
by hnriot 14y ago
that running with correct form is not an intrinsic, instinctual human ability
That has to be the most ridiculous sentence I've read on hn in a while. Obviously running with the latest running shoe will skew 200,000 years of human evolution, but humans are very much well adapted for running 'correctly'
- jrajav 14y agoIf by latest running shoe you meant latest cushioned, arch-supporting, spring-embedded running shoe, I disagree. That kind of shoe will cause you to run very poorly and will probably injure you, unless you pay careful attention to your form and practice hard. If, on the other hand, you meant a barefoot running shoe (partial to Vivo myself), those induce a much more natural form and make it easier to maintain. I've been running with a barefoot shoe for years with just three principles, which I discovered mostly on my own by feeling it out before finding out that I was right: 1) Pelvis aligned with the ground, 2) Spine erect, shoulders back, 3) Strike ball first.