Four Simple Steps

Posture

• Feet Straight Ahead, knees soft
  
• Head level with eyes looking forward
  
• Stretch and reach toward the sky; elongate the spine and tilt the pelvis forward
  
• Relax arms to sides at a 90 degree angle
  
• Keep arms and shoulders relaxed
  
• Use compact arm swings, avoid crossing the body’s center line
  

Lean

• Lean from the ankles without bending at the waist
  
• Keep weight slightly forward and flex at the ankles
  
• Use gravity to help generate forward momentum
  
• Reset posture, and then lean forward into a jog
  

No More Brakes!

Running is all about forward progress, right? So stop tapping on the brakes. Did you know that if your leg is straight when it hits the ground, that you are actually pushing away from the direction you are running? 

Minimize Bounce

Why is bounce such a big deal? Well, think about it like this. If you are a 10 minute per mile runner, and are able to eliminate a half inch of bounce out of your running stride, it will save you more than 2068 feet of vertical travel over the course of a marathon. The Empire State Building is only 1250 feet tall… Want to be faster? Stop doing a stair-master workout in the middle of your run.