How can i open my running stride ?

Opening your stride is a good idea if you are a middle distance runner (800m-5k). If you're a marathoner, keep it at a smaller stride.

First, make sure you are stretching before you run. Loosening your muscles enables them to have a full range motion without having the risk of injury.

Also, exercises such as lunges, squats, and knee drives can help open up your stride. But remember to take it one step at a time. Changing your stride is tough, especially if you've been running a certain way for a long time. So give it time.

Do more faster workouts. Sprinters need longer strides to go faster. Doing strides would probably help the best because since they are short and fast, they make you focus on your stride rather than your effort. Because strides only last 50 meters or so, they can be done at a very quick speed, initiating neural pathways to the brain without having lactic acid accumulation getting in the way.

I would stay away from 200 or 400 meter repeats if your sole goal is to open your running stride because the lactic acid accumulation will cause you to fatigue and revert to a poor running form.

if you're doing long distance, your stride doesn't really affect your time, long or short.

If your'se doing short distance, then yea.

Theres no really ''right'' way to open your stride, just try taking bigger steps. I've never really thought of that, but im a long distance runner.

I also do the 100m and I just sprint my butt off.

light feet.

and long steps.

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