| With the domination of Kenyan athletes
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| | straight fall forward. Continue running
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| this century in road racing and track and
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| | until you feel you stride change. Stop
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| field there must be something that they
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| | and repeat relaxing your ankles with your
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| all do. At first glance nothing really
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| | arms at your side. Lean forward and let
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| stands out besides the fact that they
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| | gravity work for you. Don't forget to
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| just run really fast. After closer
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| | incorporate the hop like foot strikes. As
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| examination a glaring difference in the
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| | your leaning ability improves you will be
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| running form can be identified. They lean
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| | able to use this technique for longer
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| forward, and let gravity work for them. I
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| | periods of time. Until one day the lean
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| wonder if this is from running up all
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| | becomes second nature to you.
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| those mountains in Kenya. Or maybe the
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| | Advantages of using the leaning technique
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| lean is caused by running back down the
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| | are improved running economy and speed.
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| mountain. However the Kenyans come about
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| | Your running economy will improve because
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| this lean, it really works.
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| | less effort will be required to run. Your
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| Any runner can use the lean to their
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| | running speed will also improve because
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| advantage. The lean is not from the
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| | gravity is helping pull you along.
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| waist; instead you lean by relaxing your
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| | One last technique to remember that the
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| ankles. Gravity then causes your body to
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| | Kenyans employ is called leading. When
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| fall forward. Try this experiment, stand
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| | their chests are out in front of their
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| with your arms at your sides. Now lean
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| | legs no braking forces are applied. Many
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| forward by relaxing your ankles while
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| | people run with a braking action caused
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| keeping your body straight. Feel yourself
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| | by what is known as over striding. When
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| being drawn forward; gravity is doing the
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| | the chest is in front of the legs no
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| work for you. Adding a hop like foot
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| | braking forces are caused. The legs are
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| strikes to the lean will add another
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| | pushing well behind the runner and are
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| Kenyan trait to your running. But be
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| | not causing any braking action.
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| prepared to run faster like the Kenyans.
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| | Give all of these techniques a try in
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| To practice the lean begin each run by
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| | your next run or race. Just be prepared
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| relaxing your ankles and with your body
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| | to run like the Kenyans, faster.
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