Also, I can't stress this enough: you'll learn a LOT about your form by filming it. Get a camera that you can control with your phone or have a friend film you. Do it on a treadmill at different speeds and watch the footage in slow motion. Compare your form to some of the many biomechanics-oriented videos available on youtube. I promise, it will be enlightening. No matter your level of experience or ability, you will benefit from the information you get. Improving technique is always a great endeavor. Best wishes!

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Filming. Ugh. I thought I had pretty decent form as a swimmer...until I was filmed. Unbeknownst to me I was doing this weird 80's dance move with my right arm on the downstroke. I looked like I was rockin' out to "Footloose" every time I pulled.

But seriously, this is excellent advice. My gym has mirrors next to the treadmills, so for the last couple days I've been running there and watching my form (I'm pretty sure the guy next to me thought I was checking him out!). After everything settles down in the New Year I'll have someone film me at the gym.

Thanks!

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Thanks! I'll watch that later today.

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I know, it's a pain, but it's worth it from both performance and injury prevention perspectives. Here are a couple running mechanics videos that you can start with. Do keep in mind that the marathoners are running <6min per mile and Mirinda is probably running <7min per mile. Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ox12RumJo3E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFxPlUKrZPQ

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Thanks a lot for drawing my attention to this, the PDF document at the top of the Google search was a fascinating read and makes perfect sense. While I like the principles of Maffetone training my feeling is that it is holistic system rather than performance-based, while the Hadd method utilises a similar approach with a goals-based outlook.