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Cross-Over Gait: The Running Form Flaw That Loads Your IT Band 20% More With Every Step

Cross-Over Gait: The Running Form Flaw That Loads Your IT Band 20% More With Every Step

⚡ Quick Summary A cross-over gait, where your feet land across the midline with every stride, increases IT band strain by up to 20% and raises tibial stress. It is one of the most overlooked form flaws in running, and it is visible from a single 20-second video. Gait analysis catches

Plantar Fasciitis and Running Form: How Overstriding Was Destroying My Heel

Plantar Fasciitis and Running Form: How Overstriding Was Destroying My Heel

Eight months of plantar fasciitis and nothing worked — until a 20-second running form video revealed the overstriding pattern causing it all. Here's the exact 5-week drill plan that fixed my heel pain for good.

65% of Runners Get Injured Every Year. Here's Why Your Form Is the Culprit.

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65% of Runners Get Injured Every Year. Here's Why Your Form Is the Culprit.

IT band pain — a knee ache that flares at mile three and cost me three race seasons of consistent training right when my fitness was finally clicking. Running injuries like this one hit me hardest in week 8 of marathon prep, at a pace well within what should have been

I Analyzed My Running Form with My Phone. Here's What I Found (And Fixed).

I Analyzed My Running Form with My Phone. Here's What I Found (And Fixed).

I've been running for three years. Two half-marathons, a handful of 10Ks, and the kind of persistent left knee ache that I was ready to accept that maybe I just wasn't built for distance running. It wasn't part of the deal. 65% of runners

The Heel Strike Debate Is Over. Here's What Actually Matters for Recreational Runners.

The Heel Strike Debate Is Over. Here's What Actually Matters for Recreational Runners.

The heel strike vs. forefoot debate has dominated running advice for years — but if your IT band keeps flaring up, your knee aches after long runs, or recurring injury keeps derailing your training — there's a good chance you've been optimizing the wrong variable. I've