hello...

running only wei... why want to makes its sound so hard and technical.

heel landing la, mid-foot landing.. forefoot landing la...

stop cocking, go out start running NOW! clock some mileage, feel the legs, no need care about landing style as you only run for 1-2KM or 30 mins perhaps... nothing will harm ur legs, ur knees, ur muscles.

Just Run.

mind im asking, how many 10km run? 21km run? Preparing for 42km, you should have some mileages clocked on ur legs, you should know ur legs well, ur ability to go fast or slow, far or not far. dont tell me you is a newbie and wanted to attempt 42KM marathon.

spirit wise, respect. but body wise, you are kamikaze your body. why go into 42km when you're so green in running. i'm just hope running would be a sustainable activities, and not to get urself injured and stop running for rest of life.

no points having so much info when you not yet start into running. we here discuss how to improve running, sharing tips for race preparation.

u can tell ur problems face in running, we can share our experience.

just hope no more silly questions asked.

Calm down everybody...

Forefoot/midfoot strike means U will land on that area first, there's always possibility that Ur heel will make minimal contact with the ground. Forefoot strike doesn't mean that U run on the toes/balls of Ur feet only & the heel never touch the ground. Only sprinters do that. Try doing that in a race more than 10K. It'll do more harm than good.
 
Heel strikers means U will land heel first, then Ur feet will make a transition to toe-off using the forefoot. Is it possible to toe-off/take off using heels ? I dun think so. Is there anything wrong with heel striking ? Of course not. There's one female runner who got podium for Boston Marathon last year I think, she was a heel striker.

Studies have shown that the most natural way & perhaps the recommended stride for distance runners is the forefoot/midfoot stride. But most shoes are designed for heel strikers, this can be seen from the amount of cushioning on the heel area. Manufacturers also tend to place the most durable outsole material (BRS1000, AHAR, etc) on the heel area to increase a shoe's durability. The only shoes that I know with dedicated/specialized forefoot cushioning is Newton. Some manufacturer will put extra cushioning on the forefoot area.

As I've said many times before, there's no wrong or right in this matter. Just run the way U feel most natural to U. I was a heel striker when I began but now that I've switched to midfoot strike, I felt that it was a better stride. I've tried switching back to heel striking, doesn't feel right. 

Rinse after every use, then once a week put together in washing machine, use washing net...

hei anyone runners frm ipoh ?? wanted to ask if it is safe to run in Polo ground early morning .. like around 5.30 am

hi joggers from ipoh... just wanted to ask if anyone knows the distance for the one loop in polo ground... dun have a gps watch and will like to keep track on my speed thx

me too, but content at the moment because want to gain endurance / race distant first. next year will try out those tempo / piramid run.

btw, going to collect my Taiping IM Bib tomorrow, if you staying around Penang mainland, I can help you to collect.

Going to the race on Sunday.... slow runner - paiseh to say I'm LYN FB runner 

looks like the battery is giving u some prob. send it back to distributor and chk if still under warranty. shud not happen this way.

This year taiping marathon is so damn screwed. Let me share my experience here. I heard that they screwed it last year too and this year no improvement. Wtf

- when we collected the race bib, a colleague of mine line up for 2 hours. Fine. And the bib was a big mess. Some with chip, some none. Some the race bib is white color standardized, some with clothes sponsored by Milo. And some with name, some none (mine only number, no name)

- the full marathon push out 30 minutes. From 430 to 5. Half marathon (I'm in this) pushed out 1 hour! From 5 to 6. No indicator showing that unless you're personally there and they announced it.

- water station. Okay I give credit for the frequency of the water station. 5Km once and every 2.5km. But! They provide spritzer pop. Yeah the carbonated mineral water. Only last station they provide small cup of 100 plus if not mistaken.

- the thing that pissed me the most. Medals. Guess what. Limited finisher medals. Even though completed the half marathon at 2h18m. They say they only printed a limited amount for that. They did redistribute again. But that was they took those from other category half marathon and replace to category d (men's open).

So. U tell me if this is screwed?

Actually, the article is correct.. but that depends on who reads it. A distance runner would be offended, no doubt. Somebody like me, stuck in between gaining muscles & the love of distance running, would try to find a balance between those two (sprinting vs. endurance). I've seen (& experienced) my muscles earned through hard weight sessions disappear becoz of distance training. & I believe that my slow progress in the muscles dept is due to the fact that I run too much. But tht's just how the body works... so U've gotta be clear about Ur goals... tht's it.

Hard to wash ? Just throw 'em into the washing machine la... U handwash 'em is it ?

I'm into my 3rd or 4th Injinji edi.. I've got wide feet & quite big toes that is giving me problems on long runs, so Injinji solved the probs & I never got any blister no more.. right now I've got a couple.. for short runs I'll use normal running socks from Nike & Brooks.. when I started running I used RM5/pair running socks from FOS.