Comments on: Now That’s What I Call a Heel Strike!

By: Anders Torger

Anders Torger — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

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.

By: Coolsports1997

Coolsports1997 — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

“But….I do not want gait advice when buying shoes….I just need more cushioning to help my knee feel better”

By: Pete Larson

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

In reply to Jason Fitzgerald.

I agree, flexed knee may help. But that ankle dorsiflexion is huge!

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By: JKnaak

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

A picture speaks a thousand words....

By: Jason Fitzgerald

Jason Fitzgerald — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

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.

By: RunTraveler

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

Yep – that knee bandage is no real surprise…

By: Pete Larson

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

In reply to Coolsports1997.

That's why I left the word overstride out of there, just a pretty massive amount of ankle dorsiflexion!

By: Paul

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

he probably is wondering why he has to wrap his knee when he runs too.