Here is the video that Eric and I put together after my last post on running and form. Be sure to watch this video first before you watch the one below.

Some things I noticed:

• I have very little heel to butt movement! My heel doesn’t come up past my knee.

See:

I thought by not lifting my legs off the ground much that I would minimize impact on my joints. But according to various videos on the web, heel to butt movement is a GOOD thing.

Shown here:

Note. Proper heel to butt movement is on the right (after instruction).

 

What I also noticed:

• My toes don’t point upwards as much with barefeet vs. with sneakers on, supporting the Nike Free theory.
• I also bounce too much

Also apparently landing on the balls of your feet at your centre of gravity is much better than landing on the heels of your feet.

 

I appreciate your comments and thoughts on my running form! Wow it is such an eye opener to see this on video of myself running. I hope that I can learn about proper form and hopefully minimize the wear and tear on my body!