Forefoot Running Prevents IT Band Injury

Forefoot Running Prevents IT Band Injury

Forefoot running prevents IT band injury by instantly mobilizing foot strike placement either on or slightly away from the mid-line. This means step-width increases while stride length is reduced, which taken together, have the well-known effect of reducing bending strain and mechanical loads on the IT band. Read more here!

Bretta Riches

"I believe the forefoot strike is the engine of endurance running..."

BSc Neurobiology; MSc Biomechanics candidate, ultra minimalist runner & founder of RunForefoot. I was a heel striker, always injured. I was inspired by the great Tirunesh Dibaba to try forefoot running. Now, I'm injury free. This is why I launched Run Forefoot, to advocate the health & performance benefits of forefoot running and to raise awareness on the dangers of heel striking, because the world needs to know.
Bretta Riches