Comments on: Analyzing My Running Footstrike: Fun With High-Speed Video https://runblogger.com/2009/09/analyzing-my-running-footstrike-fun.html Running Shoes, Gear Reviews, and Posts on the Science of the Sport Sat, 26 Sep 2009 05:45:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.12 By: Kalap https://runblogger.com/2009/09/analyzing-my-running-footstrike-fun.html#comment-67053065 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=808#comment-67053065 I think that something is wrong with you. How come that you cannot feel that you are striking on your feet and not on your forefoot ? Unbelievable. And, are you serious , that you thought , that bcse of a nike free, you will be a midfoot striker ?
It is so so easy to transform your stride, just takes time to get used to it, for me it took 20days, every day 3 hours of stride work, started with 6*30min at the very end 3 hours of run. Only offroad, after started to run on concrete.

]]> By: Pete Larson https://runblogger.com/2009/09/analyzing-my-running-footstrike-fun.html#comment-17419024 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=808#comment-17419024 In reply to Barry Cott.

Barry- Thanks for the comment! Funny that you mention the bike example –
one of my students is a serious cyclist and wants to look at how wearing
clip-in shoes affects cycling mechanics. He’s got some really interesting
ideas that he wants to address. Also, the whole injury question is really
why this type of project works perfectly for pre-health students and
runner’s alike. We’re on the very ground floor right now, and it will be
interesting to see where this takes us. One thing I had thought was to look
at how gait changes after running for a period of time – that might get a
little at what you were suggesting. In other words, how much does form
break down when we are tired. Problem with that is I’d probably have to
volunteer myself as a subject since running people to exhaustion would be a
hard sell for both our IRB and any potential test subjects! -Pete

]]> By: daveah https://runblogger.com/2009/09/analyzing-my-running-footstrike-fun.html#comment-21453673 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=808#comment-21453673 Great post. Find a treadmill and film while running on that.

]]> By: Barry Cott https://runblogger.com/2009/09/analyzing-my-running-footstrike-fun.html#comment-17417123 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=808#comment-17417123 Peter, looks like you made a good start. Coming from a research background myself (PhD Chemical Engineering), I remember one of the early textbooks I read on statistics had a detailed example on how changing the setup of a bicycle affected the time it took to climb a set distance up a hill. Of course, with today’s technology, you can collect a lot more data (hr, pace, etc) so you can explore more effects.

One area that I’m thinking a lot about with respect to my running is how to maximize fitness while controlling the risk of injury at a certain level. This summer I felt great about 6 weeks away from my 10 mile race so I stepped up my intensity while the program I was using also increased the miles. Suddenly in one run I definitely injured myself: pulled hamstring, plantar fasciitis. So it appears the line between fitness and injury is very fuzzy and may hold some interesting areas for research.
It certainly would be much more a long-term project but certainly of interest to many long-distance runners.

I’ll certainly be looking out for future blog entries with interest.

]]> By: Pete Larson https://runblogger.com/2009/09/analyzing-my-running-footstrike-fun.html#comment-21466295 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=808#comment-21466295 In reply to daveah.

Thanks for the comment – the lab is outfitted with a treadmill now and video
should be coming soon! -Pete

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