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I ran track in College (1976-1978) an my coach back then taught me correct form. I run at least 5 miles almost every day ever since and have never had a running

I ran track in College (1976-1978) an my coach back then taught me correct form. I run at least 5 miles almost every day ever since and have never had a running related injury. I attribute this to learning correct running form early on. If you run more than 3 miles and have any pain at all you are probably doing it wrong.

dominotw 12y ago
Where do you run ? Indoors or outdoors?
- zw123456 12y ago
  Both, the gym I belong to has an indoor track which comes in handy but outdoors is more fun of course.
shamney 12y ago
what is "correct form"? and where is all the research demonstrating its success at preventing injury?
- zw123456 12y ago
  My case is anecdotal for sure, but I do feel that once I learned the right form it became much easier and I have really enjoyed running because of that I think.
- zw123456 12y ago
  You can Google "proper running form" and get a ton of resources. I do think learning good form at a younger age helps, perhaps in a similar way that learning a second language is easier.
  - thisGuysAccount 12y ago
    My running form improved greatly, and quickly, when I ran barefoot (or wear 5 finger shoes). Doesn't have to be far, could be a few hundred meters as a part of a warmup. If you're overstriding, slamming your forefeet or heels, it'll hurt. When it stops hurting, you're running with good form.
- yarone 12y ago
  This is the best video I have seen on natura running form: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zSIDRHUWlVo https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zSIDRHUWlVo Also, The creator of the pose running method recently released a new book that details proper running form step by step with specific exercises and instruction: The Running Revolution: How to Run Faster, Farther, and Injury-Free--for Life https://www.amazon.com/dp/014312319X/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_ZXiOub1BWCG1E https://www.amazon.com/dp/014312319X/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_ZXiOub1...
- danboarder 12y ago
  'Correct' is different for each body type. I started running one day a week barefoot (3-6 miles along the beach) and this greatly strengthened my ankles and improved my running form. I think good form comes naturally when running barefoot. I still wear shoes for longer road runs but I now wear zero-drop shoes from Altra with good results. A bit of background - I started running 3 years ago and have built up to running two full marathons (LA and Chicago), lost 40lbs along the way and now running is like a meditation for me 4 mornings per week.
revelation 12y ago
If you run the same mileage every day every week every year well yeah then you are very unlikely to get injured. But that tells us nothing.
- zw123456 12y ago
  I run at least 5 miles, sometimes 6, 7 8 etc. also varying terrain, indoor, outdoor and so on.
  - revelation 12y ago
    Which, still, doesn't tell us anything. Injury occurrs when you consistently increase your weekly mileage by a considerable margin. Why would you expect injury if you have been running more or less the same every week for years?
    - trhway 12y ago
      >Injury occurrs when you consistently increase your weekly mileage by a considerable margin. what makes you say that? Probably you just never got any issues yourself and thus applying it to everybody else's situation. I was running the same route for 13 years and at the age of 42 my knees and feet started to give pain during and aftre running - that made me interested in proper form and, yep, surprise, i was doing it wrong.
pwr22 12y ago
I doubt that 3 miles figure apples to an overweight couch potato

dominotw 12y ago

Where do you run ? Indoors or outdoors?

zw123456 12y ago
Both, the gym I belong to has an indoor track which comes in handy but outdoors is more fun of course.

shamney 12y ago

what is "correct form"? and where is all the research demonstrating its success at preventing injury?

zw123456 12y ago
My case is anecdotal for sure, but I do feel that once I learned the right form it became much easier and I have really enjoyed running because of that I think.
zw123456 12y ago
You can Google "proper running form" and get a ton of resources. I do think learning good form at a younger age helps, perhaps in a similar way that learning a second language is easier.
- thisGuysAccount 12y ago
  My running form improved greatly, and quickly, when I ran barefoot (or wear 5 finger shoes). Doesn't have to be far, could be a few hundred meters as a part of a warmup. If you're overstriding, slamming your forefeet or heels, it'll hurt. When it stops hurting, you're running with good form.
yarone 12y ago
This is the best video I have seen on natura running form: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zSIDRHUWlVo https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zSIDRHUWlVo Also, The creator of the pose running method recently released a new book that details proper running form step by step with specific exercises and instruction: The Running Revolution: How to Run Faster, Farther, and Injury-Free--for Life https://www.amazon.com/dp/014312319X/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_ZXiOub1BWCG1E https://www.amazon.com/dp/014312319X/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_ZXiOub1...
danboarder 12y ago
'Correct' is different for each body type. I started running one day a week barefoot (3-6 miles along the beach) and this greatly strengthened my ankles and improved my running form. I think good form comes naturally when running barefoot. I still wear shoes for longer road runs but I now wear zero-drop shoes from Altra with good results. A bit of background - I started running 3 years ago and have built up to running two full marathons (LA and Chicago), lost 40lbs along the way and now running is like a meditation for me 4 mornings per week.

revelation 12y ago

If you run the same mileage every day every week every year well yeah then you are very unlikely to get injured. But that tells us nothing.

zw123456 12y ago
I run at least 5 miles, sometimes 6, 7 8 etc. also varying terrain, indoor, outdoor and so on.
- revelation 12y ago
  Which, still, doesn't tell us anything. Injury occurrs when you consistently increase your weekly mileage by a considerable margin. Why would you expect injury if you have been running more or less the same every week for years?
  - trhway 12y ago
    >Injury occurrs when you consistently increase your weekly mileage by a considerable margin. what makes you say that? Probably you just never got any issues yourself and thus applying it to everybody else's situation. I was running the same route for 13 years and at the age of 42 my knees and feet started to give pain during and aftre running - that made me interested in proper form and, yep, surprise, i was doing it wrong.

pwr22 12y ago

I doubt that 3 miles figure apples to an overweight couch potato