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The Science of Footstrikes: Busting Running Myths Sold by the Internet
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Our social algorithms are full of quick-fix suggestions from "experts" telling us how this one change to foot strike (or cadence or form, etc) will fix all our pain! But they're often too good to be true. Matt, David, and Nathan do some footstrike mythbusting, starting with a primer on what footstrike actually is and how it factors into injury risk. They work through several persistent myths such as that most elite runners are mid/forefoot strikers, that forefoot striking is inherently more efficient, that changing footstrike is an easy fix for pain and more.
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Chapters
0:00 - Intro
1:01 - Reacting to Josh Kerr's new mile world record
11:32 - In for Testing: Powered by Skratch Labs
25:20 - A primer on footstrike
35:30 - How footstrike influences injury risk
39:36 - Myth: most/all elite runners are mid/forefoot strikers
42:20 - Myth: forefoot strike is more efficient
47:38 - Myth: changing your footstrike is an easy fix for pain reduction
52:04 - Myth: footstrike never changes
55:40 - How footstrike can influence shoe choice
1:06:30 - Wrap-up
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