RUNNING FASTER - Top 5 Reasons You’re Still Running Slow

Let me know if you want to see more running form analysis videos, like the second half of this video...

Great video - please post more analysis like this in the future!

maybe my English is not too well, but where are those top 5 reasons?

Really liked that breakdown of the running form, helps to understand what to look for/think about.

Love the breakdown in running form. Realised months ago that I had a lack of flexibility in my hips and strength in my glutes and have been working on S&C for that. At 50, it’s not easy to correct years of sitting but seeing slow improvement!

Helpful video! 👍 We already do most of these, but will defo try to implement the rest on our next run 😄

Thanks! I learned a lot from this breakdown video, please offer them when you can.

great video. your focus on glute strength, highlighted often in your videos, was critically helpful in me recovering from a deep gluteal syndrome injury (that sidelined me for 6 months). THANKS!

The 80/20, high-volume low-intensity style approaches all encourage at least one hard and fast session per week, though. So I'm not sure why many people ignore this. You can absolutely increase your 5K time by slow running alone (in the early stages). I got a sub-20 within 3 months just by doing slow runs. Only recently have I incorporated strides and intervals to help increase speed. Most people can't seem to accept that simplicity actually works. Love your videos and insights. Kind regards!

Am exactly like steve! Will look to incorporate more hill sprint workout during the week...along with a steady pace run I have been a runner for a fair few years but always just run at my best pace, this advice should change up my mindset when it comes to prep for my HM next month

Yes please I would like to see more of these analysis videos

Good video, one other tip, use your core muscles!!! We don’t use our core strength when running!!! Do you engage your core muscles when running??? kick boxing, the knee kick or punching, the power and strength comes from core muscles!! In running we should use the core muscles to get your legs up with power and your shoulder and arms moving! Core muscles synchronize the upper and lower movements! Before I was concentrating on each move separately, now I don’t, I just concentrate on my core movements, the upper and lower body follows! Without core muscles engaging, we are just swinging legs and arms, use core muscles to give power and strength to those movements! 😂👍🏻🤔🏃🏼‍♂️🏃🏼‍♂️🏃🏼‍♂️

superb video-! i just ran half-marathon yesterday. This is just what i needed to take a more scientific approach!

I'm too lazy to read through all the comments, so the answer to my question might already be here. Are you saying that for Kristoff to improve his running form and get the necessary angles to not overstride, does he need to lift his knees a bit higher with every stride he does? Thanks for getting back to me soon.

Yep my Half Marathon time is far worse than predicted based on my 10k PB so I need this!

I only do a 22 maybe 21 minute 5k but rarely run them. Just try and do 20/25 miles a week with different speeds and then do a bit more prior to 1/2 marathon training where I'll do two half's at racing speed and then taper for the next two weeks until the race - just did the nyc half in 1:45 and I'm 57. However I think my endurance probably came from the fact that I played soccer at the HA some club level as well as doing track and field at a younger age which teach technique a bit and then raced mountain bikes for quite some time - x-country races. I guess it stuck with me or my body muscle memory is still there. Looking to do marathons next year - NY, Lon but that is a whole different level. Try and just get into a rhythm and stay there as if I'm on autopilot unless there's hills etc. where there are on NY 1/2 and not worry about anyone else. Even then the hills are autopilot and the downhills. Not even sure my form is that great but when it feels "effortless" at times, I take it the form is good but not always easy to keep up.

I always wondered about this too.. I knew someone who ran a Marathon with just +45secs/km of his 5K PB. There's no way I could do that, even running at +2mins/km will still be challenging for me. I always wonder what could be the factors that allow him to do that while people like me can't. Maybe a good topic for your next video James! Cheers.

Just stumbled upon this video and would like to know if you'd still accept a running video for analysis? Being relatively novice runner (a bit over 2 years; I am 50 now) I haven't had my technique (or more likely lack of it) checked by anyone so am really curious what a professional would say and recommend. :-)

I can run a sub 21 minute 5km but my running form, is, I believe, dreadful! I have a very high cadence and when I saw pictures of myself running, I look like I'm fast walking rather than running. My knee doesn't move forward over my other foot like it does with other runners. I think I'm reaching forward with each stride and my legs are too straight. Obviously I need to try and correct this. How much difference would it make to me in terms of time to improve my form?

Most people can’t run faster because they don’t run faster! If you shuffle around all the time at barely faster than walking pace then that’s all you will ever be any good at.