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! 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.
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.
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