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Category Archives: Running Form
Metatarsalgia
Forefoot pain (metatarsalgia) is a condition indicated by pain and inflammation under the ball of the foot. This is increasingly prevalent in runners who are making a change to minimal footwear, barefoot running and Newton Shoes. As with virtually all … Continue reading
Running Form Friday: Tight Calves
If you’re new to natural running one of the first and most noticeable things is how your calves and achilles are engaged differently than before. In this video, Danny explains why this is and how to move past it. Enjoy!
Posted in Running Form
Tagged Achilles, Calf, Calves, Chi, Danny Abshire, Form, Gastroc, Natural Running, Newton, Pain, Running, Soleus, Tightness
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The Problematic Cross-Over Gait pattern. Part 2
Here Dr. Shawn Allen of The Gait Guys further discusses this gait problem in running form. The Cross-over gait is a product of gluteus medius and abdominal weakness and leaves the runner with much frontal plane hip movement, very little … Continue reading
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Tagged Gait Guys, Natural Running, Newton Running, running form
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Newton Natural Running Symposium and Clinic in Annapolis Next Week
Newton experts and instructors will be on-hand at Fleet Feet Sports Annapolis on Tuesday, October 18 to show you how to run faster, stronger, more efficiently and with less injury! Newton Natural Running™ Symposium: 6:00pm – FREE gift for all … Continue reading
Posted in Learn to Run Clinics, Running Form
Tagged Annapolis, Clinic, Fleet Feet, Free, Natural Running, Newton Running
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Winning the Air Force Marathon: Natural Running Center’s Dr. Mark Cucuzzella, 44, Placed First in 2:38
Reposted with permission from the Natural Running Center When I got the email late Saturday morning from Mark with just two words in the subject line, “I won!”, my digital jaw dropped in astonishment. Just a few weeks shy of … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Force marathon, Dr. Mark Cucuzzella, Natural Running
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The Problematic Cross-Over Gait pattern. Part 1
Here Dr. Shawn Allen of The Gait Guys works with elite athlete Jack Driggs to reduce a power leak in his running form. The Cross-over gait is a product of gluteus medius and abdominal weakness and leaves the runner with … Continue reading
Posted in Running Form, Running Science
Tagged Dr. Shawn Allen, Gait Guys, Jack Driggs, Natural Running, running form
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A Bit About Footstrike
Some points were brought to our attention recently in Bobby McGee’s article “The Footstrike Debate” published in USA Triathlon (Summer 2011.) the person who brought this up seems to have missed some of the salient points from the article. Newton’s Director … Continue reading
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Tagged Bobby McGee, Forefoot, Ian Adamson, Midfoot, Natural Running, Newton Running, The Footstrike Debate, USA Triathlon
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T-2 Is a Natural Fit for Natural Running
Every triathlete knows that the transition from bike to run is a beast. After hours of being hunched over the handlebars with the legs spinning, trying to regain uprightness and establish a running rhythm is a “make it or break … Continue reading
Natural Running Efficiency: Using Elasticity in the Lower Leg
By Douglas Bertram, MTCM, L.Ac.. Director of Field Marketing at Newton Running Several studies have shown a direct link between Achilles tendon length and the amount of energy the tendon can store. The tendo-muscular structures of the posterior lower leg … Continue reading
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Gord’s Running Store Hosting Newton Natural Running Symposium July 11/12
Next Monday, July 11 and Tuesday, July 12, come to Gord’s Running Store in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, for a Newton Natural Running ™ Sympoisum and Form Clinic with Newton Running’s Director of Education and Research, Ian Adamson. Learn the principles … Continue reading
