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To change or not: Salazar, Ritzenhein, and running form changes
« on: July 21, 2010, 01:19:52 PM »
There has been a lot of talk about Dathan Ritzenhein changing his form from a heel strike to a midfoot strike and saying he feels more efficient. Steve Magness at Science of Running offers an interesting take on that topic here.
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Re: To change or not: Salazar, Ritzenhein, and running form changes
« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2010, 11:07:04 PM »
Well no wonder he kept getting stress reactions/fractures for years.  I only wonder why nobody worked with him to correct it in his first few years as a pro.
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Re: To change or not: Salazar, Ritzenhein, and running form changes
« Reply #2 on: August 09, 2010, 09:32:20 AM »
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