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Walking the injury prevention tightrope

The Run Smarter Podcast

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Optimum Cadence, Optimized Step Width

The width of the rope is manipulated by external factors. A really narrow, or cross over step width is a less optimal for runners. Ground reaction force has been linked to some certain types of injuries like shin splints and tibial stress fractures. For most runners out he between one 65, one 85 is a a safer range. The ideal cadence might be up close to the one eighties.

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