Natural Running = Good Form

Seems like the "natural running" craze has gone the way of the Nike Shocks, fat shoe laces and tie dyed half tights. You remember them and see them still now and then and say wow, "they are still wearing that".
So what are some of the take aways from the Born To Run period of US distance running? 

• Talk of heel drops - GOOD -  but really over emphasized. 

• What I'll call Maximal shoes - those that give you the ability to run over lava without feeling the burn. (Jury still out on these for me)

• Attention to running form - GREAT!

When a runner's form is "on" it is a thing of beauty- aka: Geoffrey Mutai.

When a runner's form is different, the NY Times writes about it. One of my running heroes, 2:10 US marathoner Pat Petersen.

An authority on Natural Running is Dr. Mark Cucuzzella. He has been so kind to share his insight on great running form And, although he is quite gifted that he can tread ever-so-gracefully unshod, the point is not to run without shoes but to be in-tune with what your entire body is doing as each foot plant pops off the ground and through the gait cycle.

-Jim