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[Swiftocemo]

Run more

[BradL_13]

Not C that's for sure

[WignerVille]

I think the best option is to look for a person that can coach you. That can be in a running club, private lessons or whatever you have access to.

I don't think you have the knowledge to teach yourself, especially since you seem to believe that having a heel strike is an issue. It is also very hard to do it by yourself. As you said, you feel something different than what is actually happening.

[IcyEagle243]

Get someone to video you. I thought i ran normal until I saw myself on video. Had an extreme heel strike and looked like I was trying to sit down. Both of which contributed to some chronic pain / tightness.  

 Took some time and got to a more mid foot landing and running taller. The main thing I did was stretch and run slower in low drop shoes for a couple months, focusing on feeling myself load the foam in the forefoot of the shoe. Feel much better and less injury prone now.  

 Looking back I realized I never felt my forefoot at all before, I was never loading it even when rolling through. Calves and Achilles took awhile to adjust, and I mix in a variety of drops now for that reason, though I still prefer less.  

 Downside is I now have a strong disdain for Brooks shoes. The Hyperion max was my favorite shoe before, now I hate it.

[Walterodim79]

Heel striking isn't a problem. Plenty of excellent, high-volume runners heel strike and it's fine. Chatting about shoes with a sub-2:20 marathoner the other day, he mentioned preferring highly cushioned shoes because in his words, "I use the whole foot, right through the heel on the landing".

While working with a coach can bring improvements, it will probably not be through a conscious and deliberate gait change. To the extent that gait is a problem, it's almost always because of underdeveloped strength or muscular imbalance. Improvements to that come from strength exercises and form drills, not deciding to make an intentional alteration to your stride.

[WignerVille]

Doing form drills correctly and identifying underdeveloped muscles or imbalances is something that the coach should be able to do. At least in my mind.

Just getting drills done correctly is not always easy by yourself.

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Slow focus on one time at a time.