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The Best 6 Minute Explanation of Running Form

By world reknown running & triathlete Coach Bobby McGee

The video by world class running and triathlete coach Bobby McGee, IMO is the best 6-minute explanation of proper running form know to mankind! Coach McGee illustrates the fundamentals of proper running gait including:

  • The forward lean needed to make the most out of your momentum
  • Generating power from the hips and pelvis
  • Planting your feet squarely under your hips or center of gravity
  • Optimal arm motion and speed
  • Proper foot positioning & ground contact.

Play this video back a few times, key in on the elements of proper form and put these recommendations into play today.  You should see some major improvement in your running. Small things add up and Bobby does a great job of covering exactly how efficient running form should look like.

And if you need help fine tuning your own running gait check out our video gait analysis service here.  Whether you live in the Houston Texas area or anyway in the world, we can give you a professional video assessment of your gait from 3 angles (side, front and rear positions) along with recommendations on improving it.

If you live in the Houston area, Coach Michael meets you at a local high school track and personally shoots your video footage. If you live outside of Houston we email you guidelines on shooting your own footage from a tripod so you can forward it to him for assessment.  We’ve done hundreds of video gait assessments and most runners come away with form recommendations that help them improve right away or solve their running injury problems.  

Contact us at info@inflightrunning or text or call us at 832-619-9280 if you have questions about our running gait analysis service.

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A Runner’s Guide To Foot Type & Shoe Fit

by Dr. Jeffrey Ross, D.P.M., F.A.C.F.A.S.

Knowing your foot type and the biomechanics that take place during running can be of great value when attempting to select the right running shoe. A great shoe for one runner may be completely wrong for another. If we all had the same feet and they functioned the same, we would all choose the same shoe.

By now, most runners are familiar with the three various foot types: the flat foot, where overpronation usually takes place; the normal foot type, where a normal amount of pronation occurs; and the high arched foot, where the foot under pronates.

Most runners can determine if they pronate sufficiently by examining their arch height. Another way to test is to wet the foot, stand on a dry surface, and evaluate the footprint that is created. The flat or low arched foot will show a greater surface volume, and its print will show a complete arch. The normal arch will effect a mild scooped-out arch area, whereas the high arched foot will demonstrate a hollowed out arch, barely to the opposite side.

What exactly does pronation mean? After the heel lands on the ground (heel strike), usually to the outside, the foot then rolls inward slightly to a neutral position, making full contact with the ground. This is the mid-stance phase of running gait. Now comes the time for pronation: as the foot begins to roll inwards and downward, it begins to pronate. Now, this is a vital motion for the foot due to the fact that it provides for propulsion and impacts shock absorption.

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