bongalongadonga wrote:
Yeah, I know, but I didn't want to write all of that. I was hoping you'd see the both the good strides and the bad strides and the slope changes, and write it for me. Good strides help, bad strides hinder. I'm betting he was making a lot of good strides in that Zurich 10K when he was reeling in Bekele.
You stride mechanic whackos are seriously starting to pollute this place. Here is a pic from the same WC 1/2 marathon where you declare he is not "over striding" -
http://ritzrunning.com/pictures/2009/worldhalf.html#../../images/pics/2009/worldhalf/Ritzenhein_Dathan1a-Birm09.jpgHe will clearly land in front of his "center of gravity" in the pic, just like he is doing in the race from Saturday. ZERO difference.
If his stride is different in the 12:56 5k it's because he is running significantly faster, and yes, people run differently when running faster. That is the only reason for the difference.
And as far as having your lead foot land ***SLIGHTLY*** in front of your center of gravity, it isn't as much of a hindrance you nuts suggest, if at all. One can claw the ground and pull it under them immediately without loss of forward motion. EVER SEEN A VIDEO OF A CHEETAH RUNNING?? His lead legs stretch out well in front of him while in full flight and clearly land in front of his center of gravity. Doesn't seem to slow him down that much, does it?? But maybe if you, Dr Pose, Dr Somax, and that Born to Run sheister McVibram got ahold of the cheetah and "fixed" his stride, maybe the cheetah could really run then, huh??