Running is full of advice that gets repeated so often it starts to sound like fact. The trouble is, a lot of it is wrong, and following bad advice can hold you back, ingrain bad habits, or even lead to injury. These articles tackle some of the most stubborn running myths head-on, so you can make better decisions about your training based on what actually works. Browse below and see what you might need to unlearn.
If you spend a little time watching running influencers on social media, or look at articles in running magazines, you’ll quickly see people falsely claiming that overstriding is when runners land with their feet “in front of their hips”, or “in front of their centre of mass”. I don’t know how this nonsense misinformation started,
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If you nose around social media for a while, you’ll hear a lot of people advocating that runners should focus on landing midfoot or forefoot, rather than landing on their heels – the latter is commonly referred to as “heel striking”. This running myth is a massive red herring and could even lead to some
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