(16-09-2013, 01:54 PM)Mid Life Crisis Marathon Man Wrote: Why did you change your stride, Dan?
Everybody says mid / forefoot running is better, so I thought I'd give it a go. El Gordo was talking about Chi quite a lot at the time. And I had a nasty foot flare-up just before VLM 2012 which nearly cost me my place on the start line. So I thought I'd try something different.
I've been surprised that I've been able to adapt to it quite seamlessly. It does feel more natural; sometimes I switch back to my old, slow heel-strike and it feels lumbering by comparison. But in some ways it's just shifted the stress from hips and ankles to achilles tendons. This half mara, and hopefully the ensuing full 26.2 next spring, will be interesting tests.
