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Now That’s What I Call a Heel Strike!
June 8, 2012 By 8 Comments
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he probably is wondering why he has to wrap his knee when he runs too.
Yep – that knee bandage is no real surprise…
He actually has his knee very much bent at touchdown, so I have seen considerably worse than this. The extreme heel-strike seems mostly to be from the dorsi-flexion of the foot.
“But….I do not want gait advice when buying shoes….I just need more cushioning to help my knee feel better”
That’s why I left the word overstride out of there, just a pretty massive amount of ankle dorsiflexion!
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Ouch! Knee bandage isn’t surprising, but this would be better (or worse?) if his knee was absolutely straight. There have been some pictures of Meb Keflezighi with a similar “toes up” heel strike position. It’s not all bad, but not very pretty to look at.
I agree, flexed knee may help. But that ankle dorsiflexion is huge!
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