How important is the stride in long-distance running? How to control it?

How important is the stride in long-distance running? How to control it?

Stride and stride frequency are important factors that determine running speed.

China people's physique is suitable for short-step and fast-paced running.

Sun Yingjie, the world champion, can reach the frequency of 300 times per minute and is at the peak of running speed; Off-road goddess cam 250 times a minute; Thanks, grassroots runners, with a frequency of 220 times per minute. Excellent top players, the pace frequency is above 200. Of course, the stride should not be too small.

The average runner reached the frequency of 180 and the stride was 80- 100cm, which was excellent. The marathon score is estimated to be around 330, which is 4 minutes and 58 seconds.

The pace frequency of top players will far exceed that of ordinary players. When they run past you, you will hear a rhythmic and brisk sound. The running sound of ordinary runners when they pass by you is completely different, heavy breathing.

Many people don't understand why Kenyans run so fast and stride so far, which is determined by their constitution. In order to survive, Africans live in a predatory environment. If they can't run fast, they won't have food, which means they will starve to death. So Africans are forced to run by life, and they must try different strides and paces to catch up with their prey. It's best to find the best way for them to hunt prey.

Therefore, the method of fast frequency and big stride has been preserved in their continuous summary and has been used all the time.

On the other hand, some junior runners in China don't know what kind of running style our bodies are suitable for, so they begin to imitate foreigners on TV and books. They were injured soon after running.

In short, fast frequency and big stride are the best, but it depends on everyone's physique.

Follow your own feelings, and don't speed up the pace and stride in pursuit of running performance, which is easy to get hurt. Everyone's stride frequency and stride length are different. Tall runners usually stride longer than short runners, but the stride frequency is opposite.

The author's favorite pace frequency is 175~ 185 times/minute, and the stride length is1/kloc-0 ~120cm/time. Only by matching your pace frequency and stride can you run healthily.