I toyed around with some different foot landings tonight when running barefoot on grass. One thing that often gets overlooked in running is the design of the foot. The foot obviously has an arch with two points of support - the heel and the forefoot.
If you're running in the Pose method, where you are supposed to land squarely on the forefoot, the arch will only have one point of support. If you land midfoot (or forefoot and then the whole foot), you get the advantage of having the two points of support for the arch.
I think if someone looked at the design of the foot without any preconceived notions of running technique, it is likely they would suggest a midfoot landing, or at least have both points of support eventually touch to provide mechanical advantage.
I toyed around with some different foot landings tonight when running barefoot on grass. One thing that often gets overlooked in running is the design of the foot. The foot obviously has an arch with two points of support - the heel and the forefoot.
If you're running in the Pose method, where you are supposed to land squarely on the forefoot, the arch will only have one point of support. If you land midfoot (or forefoot and then the whole foot), you get the advantage of having the two points of support for the arch.
I think if someone looked at the design of the foot without any preconceived notions of running technique, it is likely they would suggest a midfoot landing, or at least have both points of support eventually touch to provide mechanical advantage.