Comments on: Slow Motion Video of Elite Women at the 5th Avenue Mile Road Race

By: Asdf

Asdf — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

the person in front landed on her left heel.
and it seems like the person in the back lands on her heels but maybe not.

By: Ken Skier

Ken Skier — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Oh! Poetry in motion. Not only do they (for the most part) land on the forefoot...
...but SOMEHOW they manage to reach those legs wa-a-a-ay out front, without overstriding. Exquisite!

By: Christopher_korn

Christopher_korn — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Uh-mazing. Looks like me, I can tell that these ladies have been reading my blog lately :-)

By: jj

jj — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

not all land forefoot.

By: JohnM

JohnM — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

In reply to Ken Skier.

I think this is probably just a function of the speed they're going at. The lower leg sometimes seems to be 'reaching out' as if they're overstriding, but it isn't really. It's just that they're moving at speed and the lower leg, probably kept relaxed, has just swung a little forward because of the forces coming from the hip. By the time any weight starts to come down on the foot, the lower leg is pretty well perpendicular to the ground (and the landing is midfoot/forefoot). That's how it strikes me, anwyay!

By: Pete Larson

Pete Larson — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

In reply to Christopher_korn.

That's just what I was thinking!