Really good find here from Mike Terborg. Priscah Jeptoos recent London victory, Olympic and world championship silver medals, and 2:20 PR consolidate her status as a great marathoner. Yet when she runs, she does not necessarily look like an elite athlete, with her knees collapsing inward, ankles flicking, feet flailing. Hers is a gait that looks ungainly and uncomfortable. Traditional lore suggests that such unconventional quirks represent movement inefficiencies, draining energy that could be more productively harnessed and exposing structures to unnecessary strain. Commentators suggest that runners could improve performances and reduce injury risk if they rectified such flaws. But is this really the case? Your body is not a car. Dont approach it like one.
Posted on: Sun, 07 Dec 2014 11:20:11 +0000
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