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This section has a series of posts looking at whether there is a "proper way to run". We examine the philosophical debate of whether our natural running technique is wrong.

Examining running technique

Recently, a number of new theories for running technique have been proposed. They make claims ranging from performance to less injury. We examine the claims.

Running technique part 2

The second part of a series looking at whether there is an optimal running technique. In today's post, we look at running biomechanics and investigate Pose and Chi in more detail.

Running technique Part 4

Today is the Fourth part of our series looking at the perfect running technique. Today we look at some practical tips that will improve everyone's running, without radical change

The Comrades 2008 post-mortem

Russia's ticket to wealth, and the economy of running success. Where are the South African winners?

Training for a marathon

The marathon has undergone a revolution in recent times. Speed has never been more vital for the marathon. We look at this change and how it affects your marathon.

Running technique Part 1

Part 1 of a series of posts looking at whether there is a "proper way to run". In this post, we examine the philosophical debate of whether our natural running technique is wrong.

Running technique part 3

The third of our series looking at running technique. Today we review the scientific evidence on the Pose running technique and consider whether mass technique training works.

Running technique part 4b

As an addendum to yesterday's post, today we look at whether the prescription of running technique can be compared to that of medicines. An interesting analogy...