How to run faster
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Thread Topic: How to run faster
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Tell me
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By being more physically active.
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Bye giving running the finger and biking instead.
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In order to run faster, run more, more often, with intinsity. SIMPLE!
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Push with all your effort, and accept the pain because it's just pumping blood.
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I use to take speed training, and some of the things we did were holding a plank as long as you can, go into a wall sit as long as you can, ladders, burpies, go to a wall and jump as high as you can (with your arms above your head, tapping the wall with each jump), suicides, and then this resistance thing where you have a partner and there's a strap around your waist and they're holding it behind you, pulling you back as you try and run to the other side of the court (or field or track).
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Running on your toes (not flat-footed) helps increase some speed. Also pump your arms more.
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No no no no. Don't run on your toes because you can hurt your Achilles heel, ankles, shins, and calves. You want to try to land mid foot, and roll through the rest of your foot.
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Actually, running on your toes (well, the balls of your feet more accurately) is perfectly fine. That's how sprinters run, because it does increase speed. Running with a mid-foot strike is fine as well. That's how distance runners run. Just avoid heel striking at all costs (it causes shin splints, heel problems, and Achilles tendonitis).
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"Don't be a toe runner or a heel-striker. If you land on your toes, your calves will get tight or fatigue quickly and you may develop shin pain. Landing on your heels means you have overstrided and you're braking, which wastes energy and may cause injury. Try to land on the middle of your foot, and then roll through to the front of your toes."
If you sprint then running on your toes is fine, but don't do it for long distance. You're also probably more likely to roll your ankle if you land on your toes. -
Yes, your calves will get sore at first from running on the balls of your feet, but that means they will strengthen in the long run (no pun intended). You just have to work through pain and soreness in order to get faster.
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And what about your shins? It's close to impossible to push pass shin pain. I was out three years of cross country due to shin pains.
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Shin pains are a result of heel striking. That's why racewalkers always get shin splints! Striking on the balls of your feet strengthens the muscles around your shins, so the shin can be stabilized better while running. This prevents shin injuries.
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Go back and read what I quoted. It doesn't prevent shin injury, it can cause it.
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Don't trust everything you read online. That website is NOT credible.
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