Active final push off

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I’ve put a 50 and a 60 m runs on youtube for input:

50 normal and slowed down:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RDHbnTxAag
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tOm34J8B9s

60 normal and slowed down:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXCgyDINTYU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6TaxZv0YJ4

I showed them to my coach, and he said technique and turnover were ok, but my legs weren’t active enough on the ground, I was not applying the force I am capable of applying, and I needed to push off more effectively at the end of ground contact, right now it looked like I was just “petting” the ground.

Looking at those videos, can someone give me a better explanation/cue to fix that?

Thank you

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Terrible video quality. But one thing I did notice was that you’re reaching out and then drag yourself forward.

As a running drill; just run actively with one leg, stretch the back, but do not reach forward, then relax and let the leg strike with speed.

3

Sorry for the bad quality, that’s all the camera can do for now.
Thank you for the input, I see what you mean about reaching too far forward with the lower leg, I’ll try to fix it