Running Foot Strike: Which Are You? | Triathlon Training Explained

There are three categories of Foot Strike when running. They are heel strike, mid foot and forefoot. Heather and Fraser are here to break down the styles and explain what is happening in detail at your foot as well as the effect on your overall running gait.

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You’ve quite likely heard terms such as; “he’s a forefoot runner”, “that’s a heavy heel strike”, or “she definitely lands on her midfoot” and many variations along those lines. Well the way in which our feet land when running has long been observed and the correct style eternally debated.

We are not going to find the magic answer and tell you exactly how you should run in this video but we are going to break down the various styles we see and explain what is happening in detail at your foot as well as the effect on your overall running gait!

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