achilles-tendon-moment-arm-heel-strike-vs-forefoot-strike-bretta-riches-runforefoot

achilles-tendon-moment-arm-heel-strike-vs-forefoot-strike-bretta-riches-runforefoot

Left, heel strike landing; right, toe strike landing, both landings involve a less flatten foot position upon and at foot strike and shows a high Achilles tendon moment arm.

Achilles tendon arm moment in heel strike and toe strike

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

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