| | |  | Tubes | Home » » » Evolution Running: Run Faster with Fewer Injuries | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | Runners, and their coaches, have basically ignored technique for years, assuming that their natural stride will give them efficiency and injury resistance. We have found that this simply is not the case. For the past decade, African runners have dominated distance running at its highest levels. Research on what makes these runners faster consistently demonstrates normal VO2 Max and lactate threshold levels for elite runners. Their height, weight, and limb-length ratios all fall into the normal category. Clearly and consistently, what sets the great African runners apart is that they are more efficient than their competitors, running faster without expending more energy. Experts in running economy agree that running barefoot through childhood contributes significantly to the extraordinary economy of these athletes. We're not suggesting that you run barefoot. We are suggesting that you take the time and effort to learn the techniques that may be more natural running barefoot, and implement them into your shoe-running technique. | | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| J. Friel, K. Mierke | | Director:
| Endurance Films | | Format:
| Full Screen, NTSC | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| Endurance Films | | Run Time:
| 45 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| January 01, 2005 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 4 reviews |
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 very informative!Jul 26, 2010
This video was very technical in describing how to strike your foot on the ground and how to hold your body. I was getting painful shin splints and I thought I just needed to work up to stronger muscles. When I tried running on the balls of my feet (instead of the heel), the pain stopped immediately. Turns out I was just doing it wrong. I never thought I was a good runner or really made for it (I'm short and not naturally lean) so I was just trying to do it because I know it's a great calorie burner. But now that it's not painful in my shins, running is way easier. It tells you how to run properly with your toes striking the ground (instead of your heel). Also, there are drills that are very basic but really effective in redefining your stride. I watched it several times because there is a lot to learn and different aspects of your stride to work on. Overall, it does exactly what it is supposed to - I'm glad I bought it and so are my lower legs : )
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Best Running DVD out There!May 14, 2009
I have seen and tried them all...Pose, Chi, etc. This is by far the best dvd on running form and efficiency. It explains exactly how to incorporate proper technique into running style. Even better, it shows examples of poor running form so you can see wrong and right next to each other. I definitely had sore muscles after I started, but after a few weeks I was running faster than ever before. If you are serious about running this dvd is a must.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Not slick - but good informationJan 29, 2009
There have been some very cool running films in recent years. Nova's Marathon Challenge is a documentary with tons of good info and polished prime time quality camera work. This is not like that. This is a coach giving you the straight talk on a simple approach to running with good form. The clips of athletes demonstrating are quite amateurish and the suggested drills seem almost silly. However, there are animations that are very clear and over-all the package gets the point across. I tried employing the ideas on the treadmill, was faster and had a whole new set of pain in muscles I had not been using effectively - I think this was worth the investment.
After watching this I wanted to sit for an hour and just watch top runners for their form. I suppose that's what YouTube is for. I recommend this if you are looking to understand running efficiency.
5 of 8 found the following review helpful:
 Evolution Running is not very instructiveOct 12, 2008
The Evolution Running DVD fell far short of my expectations. It does not provide a clear method to run in the way they say is best. For example, if you want to learn to swim freestyle, the video "Fishlike Freestyle" provides a sequence of drills that get you from the point of being a sloppy swimmer to swimming a very nice freestyle. However, if you are a heel strike runner, this video does not provide a realistic way to become a toe strike runner. The only male examples in the video that run "correctly" are super lean, super fit, top athletes who probably run that way naturally. I would have like to see the video take a normal person who is maybe 15 pound overweight and who is naturally a heel strike runner and effectively turn them into a toe strike runner. The instruction in the video doesn't do that.
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