Forefoot Running Tips

Prior to 2014, Meb Keflezighi was a Nike athlete who ran with a heavy heel strike and struggled endlessly with injuries. In 2011, Meb signed with Sketchers, which markets their running shoes as ‘anti-heel striking’ footwear because the shoe has a rocker-designed underfoot that encourages a mid-foot to forefoot strike. It was the change in foot strike that enabled Meb to train more because he was injuring less, allowing him to bank more meaningful gains in performance whereby in 2014 he became the first American man to win the Boston Marathon since 1983! Foot strike matters!

Research has revealed that letting your torso slighty rotate, or twist side-to-side when running is the most efficient way to use your torso because it was a critical component in reducing all-around impact levels off the lower back, while reducing mechanical loads and muscular efforts off the leg as compared with a stiff torso!