2021 NYC marathon champs Peres Jepchirchir and Albert Korir both had running form signatures that set them apart from the rest of their elite competitors. Runners of any level can benefit from understanding how their gait strategies worked for them. At the time of this writing there doesn’t appear to be an official race highlights … Read more
Five Running Form Tips You’ve Never Heard Before:
This week’s guest blog post is by coach Gary Reynolds. He shared these ideas with me over lunch this past spring, and I found them so helpful I asked him to write about them to share with you. I’ll be back to blogging next week, sharing some observations about the runners in the Commonwealth Games. … Read more
I came across this video clip via Peter Larson. Despite the fact that Bekele is turning through much of it, it gives us an opportunity to look at the running form differences between three great runners: Kenenisa Bekele, Haile Gebrselassie, and Mo Farah. You may have first looked at footstrike, checking whether they heelstrike and/or … Read more
Today is the second day of The Balanced Runner’s Indiegogo campaign and the last day to get a gift from me for contributing. Everyone who contributes by midnight tonight will receive an audio recording guiding you through The Midrun Mirror Trick, a technique to help you cope with pain that develops during a run. Go to … Read more
This post is the tenth in a series explaining The Balanced Runner Keys. You’re probably reading this blog because you want to learn the right way to run. You may have very pressing reasons for that — perhaps you’re hurt, or you feel like running is really taking a toll on your body, or you feel … Read more
Chances are if you’re reading this blog running is a serious matter to you. You invest your time, money, and attention in proper equipment, training, nutrition, and information. You believe that focus and drive make you better. That’s not necessarily wrong but it’s also not the whole truth. Periodically you see a different kind of … Read more
In this time of protest against the death of George Floyd and so many others, I am looking for ways I can be a better ally in the fight against racism. The death of Ahmaud Arbery haunts me in particular because he was a runner and part of the community I serve. I’ve been aware … Read more
I’d intended to move on to more running-related issues involving forward head and stress today, but so many people responded to last week’s blog post on “Forward Head Posture” with practical questions about how to avoid it that I thought it was worth spending one more week on the topic to give you some solutions. … Read more
You’ve probably heard that prolonged sitting is unhealthy, raising your risk of heart disease and other chronic diseases. However sitting is particularly bad for runners in two specific ways. And for some reason, no one is talking about one of them. The Effect of Sitting on Your Glutes and Hip Flexors The first and better-known … Read more
As the finish line of 2017 comes into view I decided to spend a few moments looking over my blogging of the past year. I thought I hadn’t written much, but in fact I wrote 31 posts, covered a lot of ground, and learned a great deal. It may seem like I blog to teach, and while this is … Read more
Today is different things to different people. To us, who love to run, it can be a chance to celebrate our love of the fresh air, the beautiful earth, and the wonder of our moving bodies. This weekend I will have some special holiday gifts on sale to help you give meaningful gifts to your runner … Read more
Okay folks! There are three months left in the year, and I’m ready to take some blogging requests. I will be doing running form analyses for the Chicago and NYC marathons, but other than that I’m flexible. What would you like to learn from me? Also, I plan to do a running form analysis of a … Read more
Sometimes I watch a runner win a race and think, “I don’t know how that person is running that fast with that form.” Other times I think, “Ah, that person ran so fast, but just imagine if they sorted out that one technical problem, how much better they would be.” I didn’t think either of … Read more
