{"id":1783,"date":"2016-08-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-01T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webinology.website\/nation2021\/running-tips-efficient-running-form\/"},"modified":"2021-11-03T12:56:09","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T16:56:09","slug":"running-tips-efficient-running-form","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/articles\/running-tips-efficient-running-form","title":{"rendered":"Running Tips: Efficient Running Form"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CoachUp Coach Victoria Barnaby gives instruction on efficient running form.<\/p>\n<p><span contenteditable=\"false\" data-mce-object=\"iframe\" class=\"mce-preview-object mce-object-iframe\" data-mce-p-allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-p-frameborder=\"0\" data-mce-p-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iEMMQaoIgmc\"><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iEMMQaoIgmc\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><span class=\"mce-shim\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Victoria Barnaby: Hi I\u2019m Victoria Barnaby, sponsored athlete for the Greater Boston Track Club and CoachUp coach. And this is efficient running form. Having proper running form is crucial for efficiency and speed. When it comes to proper running form for middle distance to distance running, it isn\u2019t just all about the legs. It starts from the head, and goes all the way down to your toes. Looking at eyes, you\u2019ll keep them gazing into the horizon, or at the shoulder of your competitor. Moving down to the shoulders, you\u2019ll need to stay relaxed. This will set you up for proper arm forming. When you put out your arm, you\u2019ll be at a 90 degree angle through your elbows. If you\u2019re feeling tight, you wanna avoid bringing them up. A way to check this is to drop your arms, give them a shake, and bring in back to proper alignment. Moving down to your legs. When you drive your knee upward, you\u2019re gonna avoid overextending. You\u2019ll need to bring your lower leg, so that you strike your heel, underneath your knee. You\u2019ll want to strike here, versus here, because this would be breaking your forward momentum. You need to pick up your knee, drop your heel, quickly move to midfoot and push off your toe for speedy turnover. This will not only make you efficient, but it will make sure your cadence is high, and your race is fast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CoachUp Coach Victoria Barnaby gives instruction on efficient running form. Victoria Barnaby: Hi I\u2019m Victoria Barnaby, sponsored athlete for the Greater Boston Track Club and CoachUp coach. And this is efficient running form. Having proper running form is crucial for efficiency and speed. 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