Olympic gold medalist Mo Farah’s success and midfoot striking.
Mo Farah is only the second athlete in history to have won double gold medals at both the Olympic Games and the World Championships in long distance events. His biomechanics were examined and discussed in the article that follows. Yet another example of how elite runners are on there midfoot and not there heels when striking. This allows a quicker cadence and the ability to absorb force and turnover the legs quicker.
You can read the full article on Mo Farah success here.
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Dr. Nick Campitelli
Dr. Campitelli is a podiatrist in Akron, OH specializing in foot and ankle surgery with an interest and enthusiasm for running as well as helping runners with injuries. For the past several years he has been treating running injuries in patients by fixing their form and transitioning them to minimalist shoes. Having treated runners with all types of injuries through conservative measures with orthotics and shoe gear changes to reconstructive foot and ankle surgery, Dr. Campitelli has brought what works best and is most current to his practice as well as the Akron and Cleveland running communities.
Nice article, but Mo Farah is a FOREFOOT striker, not a midfoot striker.
That’s to be debated. Landing on forefoot or midfoot can be considered synonymous. Sprinters will tend to be more on forefoot then midfoot but for purposes of injured prevention and form we look for either one of the aforementioned or heel strike. Heel strike being bad.