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Over-striding, which is landing heel first with your foot well ahead of your body’s center of gravity, is one of the most common injury-causing running form mistakes. There are many runners that think that a longer stride will improve their speed or running efficiency, but that is not the case. When you over-stride you are actually wasting energy, since it means you are braking with each foot strike.
The solution to this is, make sure that you don’t lunge forward with your feet. Try focusing on landing mid-sole , or on the balls of your feet, with your foot directly underneath your body with every step. A short, low arm swing is the key to keeping your stride short and close to the ground and a great machine to try these techniques on is the Sole F85 Treadmill (2009 Model).
