Forefoot Running Prevents Injury to the Heel

Forefoot Running Prevents Injury to the Heel

One of the many injuries forefoot running prevents is heel injury. This is because the heel is the last part of the foot to contact the ground in forefoot running,so there’s virtually no impact on the heel, which is why the heel never injures with this style of running vs heel strike running. 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