I was wrong about forefoot running

I used to believe forefoot striking was the key to running faster and staying injury free. I preached it to anyone who would listen. Then in 2020 I started working with a professional football club, and I wanted to improve their running form. So I sat down and studied hours of tape of some of the best athletes in the world. And I noticed something that broke my belief system. They didn’t have one way of running. They had three. Forefoot when they sprinted. Heel when they had to stop and...