Friday 5 November 2010

Video: Changing Stride analyzes the form of the marathon runner Dathan Ritzenhein by contrasting his stride with that of the Ethiopian racer Kenenisa

WATCH HERE
AND NOW READ THE ARTICLE The Perfect Stride

4 comments:

Ewen said...

Thanks Rick. The arm switch is interesting. I remember Deek used to run with 'low arms' and runners used to copy him because they thought it must be the best way to run.

I don't know if getting Ritz's form exactly like Bekele's will make him as good as Bekele. Especially after reading the stride length/frequency article from Steve Magness. Apparently Bekele kicks well because he switches to 216 strides/minute at the end of a race - different to how he runs during the race.

RICK said...
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RICK'S RUNNING said...

Ewen check out todays post on why Salazar changed Ritz arm action!

Rob said...

Hi Rick Good tip on the higher arm swing found an improvement in my balance and feels like my stride is a bit better on the push off when trying it on my long run.