Hello! My name is Bretta Riches and I blog at RunForefoot.com where I educate the performance and health benefits of forefoot running in hopes to increase awareness on the dangers of heel strike running and inspire more people to run, the natural, healthy way!
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Forefoot vs Heel Strike Running – Outlining the distinction between forefoot running and heel strike running and how heel strike running-related impacts are substantial enough to interfere with performance and health.
How Forefoot Running Improves Performance – Its important to understand the mechanical characteristics of forefoot running associated with better running economy.
Why Heel Striking Hurts – Mounds of research shows that heel striking is a demonstrably unreliable running technique –namely since its linked to most running-related injuries.
Proprioception – Biofeedback from the feet (i.e. proprioception) is a crucial component of maintaining the proper forefoot running technique. From an evolutionary perspective, proprioception has become an integral part of our innate mechanics, presumably because we evolved as barefoot runners.
The Best Forefoot Running Shoe – Barefoot running shoes are ultra minimalist shoes that mimic feeling barefoot and they fuel perceptual awareness of foot strike, leading to marked improvements in biomechanics, even complete resistant to injury.
Learn From the Pros – Tirunesh Dibaba grew up running barefoot for many years. She is also my idol, not only because she is inarguable the best distance runner in the world, but she has manifested the best forefoot running technique (in my opinion) due to her barefoot experience. This is why I think we can learn a lot just by watching how she runs.
Like It Or Not, Barefoot Trumps Shoes – Research demonstrates that going barefoot as much as possible is better than wearing protective footwear.
My Ramblings – Posts on what I have to say about the scientific literature and how it can be improved so more people learn, and believe that there is only one way to run, forefoot!
- How Forefoot Running May Be More Efficient
- Toe Running Causes Injury, Forefoot Running Does Not
- Forefoot Running Reduces Leg Pain in Heel Strikers
- Why Ethiopian Runners Have a High Back
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Bretta Riches
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.
Latest posts by Bretta Riches (see all)
- Forefoot Running and Achilles Pain - 19/04/2024
- Does Foot Strike Really Matter in Running? YES! - 17/04/2024
- Heel Lifts Increase Injury in Runners - 16/04/2024
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