[pct-l] "Born to Run" hypothesis

[Tom Holz]

Absolutely running and walking are different, and I took an unusual approach.  After the hike I discovered my walking gait had been and was still highly dysfunctional, so by switching to a new running gait, I was basically sidestepping the core problem.

Since my thruhike, I have been correcting the core problems behind my walking dysfunction so it, like my running gait, doesn't hurt me in the future. 

You can imagine how silly it looks to move at walking speeds with a running gait, but I was already wearing a skirt and a tuxedo shirt, so silliness wasn't a concern :-)


On Mar 14, 2013, at 7:17 AM, Brick Robbins <brick at brickrobbins.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 3:53 AM, Tom Holz <tom.holz at gmail.com> wrote:
>> This is where there is enough evidence that modern running with a strong heel strike is more likely to lead to injury to warrant further investigation.  This area also lends itself to individual understanding--for example, whenever I reverted to my old heel-first habits on the PCT, shin splints always flared up, until I corrected my gait.<
> 
> A running gate, and a walking gate, are very very different. Trying to
> apply the barefoot style forefoot strike to WALKING probably won't
> have the same results as it will with RUNNING.
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