Why almost everything you thought about running is wrong

And when we want to go quicker, we run. Not surprisingly, given Jenny Blundell is an Olympic athlete with many years of coaching, strength and fitness training behind her, she has quite a different running technique to our recreational runner, Ruby Cornish. The combined effect of Jenny's erect stance, her neutral pelvis, her foot strike and the position of her foot when it lands means she is "running tall". It's not surprising that our Olympic athlete, Jenny Blundell, has a more efficient running style than our recreational runner, Ruby Cornish. Tips from the experts: Don't sink: run tall and be light Don't sink: run tall and be light Try shortening your strides by increasing the frequency Try shortening your strides by increasing the frequency Be high in your hips; don't stick out your bum Be high in your hips; don't stick out your bum Kiss the ground; don't bash it Kiss the ground; don't bash it And don't think about your feet And that's exactly Dr Beach's advice for Ruby Cornish to help her make her technique a little more efficient.