looking right in all the wrong ways

one of my favourite go-to sites for running tips is kinetic revolution and recently they've posted a couple of videos from south african-born olympic running coach bobby mcgee.  i'd not heard about bobby before, but after watching just these two quick clips i've become very much intrigued by what he has to share.  

while at first blush it doesn't come across as mind-blowingly new stuff (much of it is along the same lines of what i've found from mark cucuzzella and the natural running center), i was particularly impressed (maybe shocked?) to learn that one of my go-to drills - the 'high knees' - was something that i've been doing wrong for well over a year.  you might appreciate getting bobby's take on the 'right way' to do high knees from this video:

i plan on checking out the remainder of bobby's instructional stuff that is available online.  from what i've been able to scout out so far i'd recommend it to any of you as well - what or who would you recommend back?

looking right in all the wrong ways

the biggest difference-maker in how to run

i have to give (indirect) credit to my friend trevor morgan who really was the person who introduced me to the idea of 'natural' or 'barefoot' running a little over a year ago.  i'm sure that the three races i'd run before that were heel-striking festivals.  but ever since he shared with me this video i've been dedicated to a more natural stride:

dr. mark cucuzzella is quite a phenomenal individual, and i can't help but think that what born to run has done for the running community in print he has helped to do in spades for the same community via video.

i also came across this video (isn't YouTube great?) that is equally as helpful and instructional - but i found it after dr. mark's, so it falls to second in priority and preference:

as the post title indicates, these videos have made all the difference in the world to me - in terms of how efficiently i run, how long i plan to run injury-free, and the enjoyment that i can experience in running.  watch at your own discretion - once you travel down the rabbit hole, there's no going back.

the biggest difference-maker in how to run