PERFECT RUNNING FORM - 5 Tips ALL Runners Can Learn from Eliud Kipchoge

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Eluid has such beautiful form.

I am a Kenyan and I am proud of my fellow countryman Kipchoge and all other world record beating runners we have produced

Just thought I’d share, for those looking to try these out. I mimicked Kipchpoge’s form and incorporated these tips into my 1st run in a week, out of curiosity. It was odd how quickly I was moving along, and it took some getting used to, because it felt almost like I was flat-footing for the duration of the run. Maintaining a consistent cadence and stride length resulted in an overall consistent pace, and I was able to match and almost exceed the pace of my average 5K, even though I’ve been increasing my distance incrementally for a couple of weeks now. That means that instead of losing progress over the course of a week, I progressed simply by altering my running form. Previously, I would land strictly on my toes as a sprinter would, but manipulating my weight distribution made toe planting obsolete. Now, I’ve averaged 6:35/mi, even beyond 5 km. I implore everyone to follow the tips in the video as closely as you can — the results may not be immediate, but they will be significant.

Poor Kitata has had a bit of a roasting here hasn't he! Great video!

Thank you! Excellent analysis and also really appreciate how you have your 5 points summarized in the "show more" area. 1. Footstrike 2. Stride length and overstriding 3. Cadence & contact time 4. Torso rotation 5. Relaxation

awsome analisys. no.6 reeeeally important... watch how, right before touching the floor, his foot is not moving forward. It touches the floor with zero speed (relative to the ground). In order to do this, he must pull his foot back (you can see the foot decelerating). Since he is moving at 21 km/h forward, the foot must be brought back at -21km/h in order not to skid in any direction on the flor. Some of us usually skid forwards (hitting the brakes in every stride, usually due to exagerated forefroot striking), some of us, backwards (due to trying to sprint). Well, he does none of that. The foot hits the floor with 0 velocity. This comes from very good skipping tecknique and usage of the glutes... I'm still trying to work on that... lol - it helps to run on the dirt... you can atually HEAR wether you're skidding or not.

James, you probably have no idea how much of influence your videoes make on a new runner living way far from you. Thanks a tonne, mate. Keep helping us. We need you.

James, I want to thank you for this video. It has helped me recover from crippling shin splints. Since training for my first marathon a year ago, I've had shin splints (posterior/inside of my leg) I tried lots of rest, but after only a few runs, I would be in pain again. If I kept running or training for a week, it would flare up to pain so bad I couldn't run, and I'd again be back at square one. I've tried everything, and I am sure everything helped a bit (insoles, stretches, strengthening exercises, less asphalt running, etc) but it was my FORM that had to change for my shin splints to actually heal. I was an under-pronator and a heel striker. I had someone take slow motion footage of me from the front, back and sides, and compared myself to THIS video. I saved this video in my "Running" playlist and reference it all the time. Changing my form has been hard, because I always ran how it felt natural to me. But I now have better knee drive, higher knee lift, and I strike mid-foot instead of heel striking. I'm still working on it, but now I can train 4-5 days a week, week after week and month after month, without debilitating shin pain. I'm just some random person who, like you say here, can't imagine running a single mile at Eliud's marathon pace, let alone an entire marathon, but you've helped me so much. Thank you!👍👍👌✌️👍

Implemented your advice and just race my fastest pace on my usual 5K route this evening. Thanks Mr. Dunne :-)

Great analysis James. Very useful for me for aspects to focus and improve on. What a runner Kipchoge is. Thank you.

Splendid analysis and very informative, I must say. Good job, keep it up.

Great video, completely mind boggling pace to run sub 2 hour marathon. Most people couldn’t keep up with him on a road bike. Very informative explanation of running form, don’t think enough people give it the consideration it deserves in their training. Amazing to think he’s so good he’s causing the 4th place finisher to over-stride. Exciting times on the horizon in distance running I think.

I don't even drive as fast as he runs, mind you I'm 80years old next year scary eh! 😂😂😂😂 FROM AUSTRALIA......

Perfect analysis. Easy to see why Kipchoge is so efficient.

I've been landing more with the midstrike and it's awesome how it feels. Just felt to change how I landed after many runs on the balls of my feet. Lifting my legs higher helps me to take longer strides and I can use much the same amount of energy but gain more speed. Of course they run so much more and train hard! Not to mention they are skinny as a rail!

Amazing breakdown and analysis. Thanks James.

What a great video. I used to do T&F over 16 years ago and now that I'm getting back, I want to get an idea for what a goot technique looks for. Thanks for the work!

Very interesting. I did the minimal amount of sports science in school but I love to run and when I get back into it I will remember this advice and work on my strides.

I am a runner too you real explain it professionaly my friend. Hope to see more of you.