What many runners get WRONG about LEANING forward
Fredrik Zillén - Running Technique Specialist Fredrik Zillén - Running Technique Specialist
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 Published On Jan 12, 2024

A majority of the runners I meet lean a little too much forward. Or as it really is: they have their hips too far back. But the bottom line is the same, if you draw a line between the hip and shoulder, that line is tilted too much.

An interesting thing is that many people become much more vertical in their posture when they run at a pace that is quite fast for them or when they sprint. Some even start to lean back a little. But they don't realise it. They think they are leaning as much as when they were running at a slower pace. So when they run fast and try to lean more forward, their feeling is that they went from their "normal" lean, which they had before they increased their speed, to leaning even more forward. But really they're just back to the same degree of leaning that they had when they were running slowly because they've mostly stopped being too vertical.
It's like I've said in other videos, you can be absolutely sure you're wrong about how you look and move when you run. Therefore, it is always good to film yourself so you can see how it looks in reality.

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Fredrik Zillén is an running technique specialist that has over the years helped thousands of runners to a more efficient running technique - from the slowest beginners to members of the Swedish national team in running and triathlon who have participated in the World Championships and the Olympics. Fredrik also writes articles on effective running technique for Runner's World magazine.

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