Running Technique: Guides, Drills and Analysis

Running Technique Resources

Good running technique helps you run more efficiently, reduces your injury risk, and makes running feel easier. Here are our best resources on running form and technique.

Technique Guides

• 6 Ways to Improve Running Efficiency - Our most popular technique article
• Running Footstrike - Understanding heel strike, midfoot, and forefoot running
• Insights into Great Running Posture - How to hold yourself when you run
• Running Arm Swing - How your arms affect your running
• Running Cadence - Steps per minute and why it matters
• Long Distance Running Technique - Form considerations for endurance events

Drills

• Running Drills - Essential drills to improve your form
• Running Cadence Drills - Increase your turnover rate
• Four Classic Technique Drills - Time-tested drills every runner should know
• Three Essential Technique Drills - A focused drill set

Elite Runner Analysis

• Eliud Kipchoge Running Technique - What we can learn from the GOAT
• Kenenisa Bekele Running Technique - Analysing Bekele's form
• Priscah Jeptoo Technique Analysis - Studying elite female running form
• Mo Farah and Galen Rupp's Stability Routine - Elite stability work