Friday, November 19, 2010

How To Run a Two Hour Marathon

A fascinating 12-minute video that looks at the biomechanics of top runners to determine efficiency.

13 comments:

  1. "too much bounce" sounds about as good a reason as any for why I'm not faster.

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  2. Wow this is really interesting. I also can't even fathom the idea of a sub 2 hour marathon. Amazing.

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  3. I dont know. Seems like a late-night infomercial. I guess they are selling a massage technique?

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  4. I don't doubt that some of the east africans run more efficiently. It was cool to watch the difference in the runners. The end where the guy ran 8 seconds faster in a 400m looked totally bogus.

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  5. I call total BS. Yes, the Africans are more efficient, but that's BECAUSE of the combination of nature and nurture (you run a 10k to/from school everyday and you're bound to get more efficient). Some Somax technique isn't going to reduce Hall's vertical movement from 4" to 1". That last guy getting treatment was so badly done, it was embarrassing.

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  6. I think the real question is: can you really change your stride enough to significantly reduce bounce, stride angle, overstriding, and cross-over? I'm not sure we can--these really could be genetic.

    As for the microfiber reduction, I'm really dubious. It reminds me of those wristbands that are for sale at every marathon expo that claim to make you stronger, have better balance, etc., just by wearing it!

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  7. Sure, it' a little infomerially in the last minute. Everything else I believe is 100% correct. Very informative and a powerful visual representation.

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  8. I would love to hear your story!

    I just created a website called irunfor.org. It’s a site where runners can share their stories on why and what causes they run for. We will donate $1 to help fight hunger for every story that is posted on our site. In the future we are looking for ways for runners to raise money for their causes.

    Thanks! I look forward to hearing from you.

    Cheers,

    --
    Chris Mosteiro
    Christomo@Comcast.Net
    irunfor.org

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  9. I found it helpful and have been told that I make some of those mistakes. But I think you can get some of the flexibility results thru yoga which probably costs less and also helps w/ breathing and relaxation.

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  10. Hmmm. Running "wrong" has me within 4 seconds of running "right." Sounds pretty arbitrary to me. Ultimately, the idea of getting more athleticism out of being more flexible sounds like a no brainer to me. This is a great video to show young athletes to encourage them on the necessity of doing the fundamentals. They'll all miss that 4 second nuance anyway.

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  11. That was interesting, I believe the majority of the video is correct.

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  12. Very interesting video; thanks for posting! Do you mind if I re-post?

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