The common running form types — what they look like, why they happen, and how 1stMarathon's drills and form work address them.
You go up and down more than forward. Each stride bobs your head, easy runs feel disproportionately hard, and a chunk of your effort is wasted fighting gravity. Here's how to spot it, why it costs you, and what to do about it.
You start strong but fall apart as the run goes on — posture collapses, cadence drops, arms flail. Form fade isn't a separate gait type; it's a durability problem layered on top of whatever else you do.
No dominant gait issue — your form is reasonably balanced. That doesn't mean nothing to work on. Here's how to maintain it, build economy, and protect against form fade as your training scales up.
Your stride feels restricted even when you try to open up. Your hips don't extend behind you, knees don't drive forward, and running feels choppy. Here's why and what to do.
You can hear yourself coming. Each step lands hard and ahead of your hips, creating braking forces on every stride. Here's how to recognize it, why it's expensive, and how to lighten your stride.
You sway side to side, hips drop on the stance leg, and uneven ground feels sketchy. Here's how to recognize lateral instability, why it raises injury risk, and how to build single-leg control.
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