How to Run Slow (With Good Form)

What cues help you maintain a better running form when tired?

This didn't actually show how to use perfect form during a slow run, she was running well above zone 1.. this was simply a perfect technique vid.

Man, I have 1 week without running cause of dental surgery, im so glad I'll run tomorrow again with so much I've learned watching videos, specially this one!!! This video has given me new insight thank you!

thank u so much. All these other videos never mentions these differences wich I think its very important to do.

Good information and useful, practical cues!

Thank you, this was a really useful video. The main thing that has helped with my form/improving speed/mental focus is the arm swing. I have watched many other 'correct running form' videos and so many of them do not mention arm swing. If I am feeling tired, slowing down etc, I just think about pulling my arms back behind me and it helps so much! Also the pace of the arm swing sets the pace of the legs. They are like my gear stick. The lady in the video basically runs the way I do with my arms. Pulling back behind her. Thanks again for showing good running form.

I needed this. Thanks for highly informative vid.

To answer your question: Pulling the string like a puppet for posture. arm swing straight out, similar to your centerline. Metronome queues.. though I haven't found a great way to do this.

Great video, thank you

UPDATE: 1 year Later, I can say I'm a good runner now applying naturally all these techniques together on every regular morning run barefoot Xero HFS shoes are probably the best in rotation, followed by Nimbus 24 Ive watched this video more than 10x now... UPDATE: its great to see this video again four months later after I've started really running... TIP: To keep good posture, which I think I already have, I constantly use the trick to extend my arms with inverted cross-fingers, palms facing outside and strech them straight upwards, it instantly aligns my posture.

so glad i found this video. I learned about cadence this past few weeks and have been wondering why my cadence was so hard to keep up while i'm going slower. (long run). My form felt great when my cadence was 170+, but when i was going slow it dropped to 155-160 spm and was so hard on my shins. Maintaining a good forefoot strike was key for me.

Nicely explained

I found the tip about not forcing knee lift on slow runs very useful

Thanks for this video. I'm a relatively new runner and I just discovered through this video that my arm swing was horrific! I was hold my arms up in front of my chest, which made them swing more side to side than forward and back. Headed out for an easy 5k this morning and will focus on using a proper arm swing and note any differences. It may be that I don't notice anything right away, but I'm sure it will help with any problems I may have been having from basically making my body twist while running rather than move naturally. Will update after my run. So I just came back from my run, and I really didn't notice any immediate difference. I'm sure that using a proper arm swing will prevent issues that may have occurred using my previous arm swing, but nothing that I noticed right away. I will say, although I don't have a way to measure it, that using a proper arm swing surely helps me conserve some energy simply because it adds to my forward momentum rather than inhibiting it by doing a more side to side motion as I was previously. In any case, thanks for the tip and I'll be sure to check back on future videos.

I think it would've helped a ton more if instead of your talking about it, you actually made use of having a professional runner showing her form over a range of (slower) paces, and having her explain mental cues she goes through to maintain proper form during slow paces.

this nsync joke got me and i gave the video a like

As a former sprint athlete, I’m so bad at running slow… I feel like that prevents me from getting my mileage up cuz I get too tired from running fast

I have been a recreational bodybuilder and recently started running. I am jogging/running 5 minutes and resting 2 minutes. I do this for 30 minutes. My apple watch says I am staying on zone 5 for 19 minutes! I need help to run slower 😢

Its impossible for me to run easy pace. I'm 6.1 108kg so running slow is really hard, both keeping high cadence and not injuring myself because of the high impact. just klooked at todays run and I had 157 cadence. I started running in may so my easy pace is only 7'/km. I always focus on my feet and try to figure out whats the best way to land etc, but no matter what I do that feels better it always ends up upping my pace wich again gives me way too high heart rate. at 7'10 pace my heart rate settles at 155ish pulse while my high aerob starts at 160ish so I have to be really good at keeping my pace to not enter the next pulse zone. So I'm worried that im doing it wrong but I might also just be too slow and too tall to fit into the normal metrics because at hiugher speeds I do have above 170 cadence.

"Slow is smooth, smooth is fast."