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How not to heel-strike?

Posted by melikerunfast on 6/1/2007

Simon: I've been reading the banter between you and Bobby about 'heel striking' and I can't tell if there's some arrogance from some runners about heel runners, or you're just having fun bashing each other..

But here's a serious question from someone who definitely doesn't have perfect form. What can I do to improve my form so that I'm properly landing on the balls of my feet - and thus be a candidate for a pair of those garish colored Newtons?

And do I have to learn to run like that to be a successful runner? (Would Bobby be faster if adapted and learned to love the Newtons?)

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Pain pays off

Posted by simon on 3/3/2007 on simon's blog

There were times during the first month of starting Pilates to rehab my adductor strain that I wondered whether I was actually a Pilates practitioner who happened to do a bit of running, rather than a runner using Pilates to recuperate.

It turns out neither is the case. Richard Rossiter, the man in charge at Pilates of Boulder, quickly caught on to the fact that I have running goals at the very limit of my capabilities, and started working on all my weak areas (and there are many!).