Hi, I am doing some research for a blog I am writing on addressing pronation issues through good running form. Pretty much everything I have found published online assumes that if you have pronation issues then you are a heal striker.
Thinking it through then I guess if your initial impact location is not the heal then the ankle doesn't come into play when it comes to distributing the impact loading and therefore pronation issues cease to exist.
I am wondering if anyone has any thoughts on this or am I totally overlooking something.
Looking forward to some good discussion.
Thanks,
Leigh
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I'm a heel striker and mildly over pronate with one foot only when doing longer distances and do most of my training in neutral shoes.
I don't think that was any help to you at all, was it?!
Even less scientifically - heal strike means that less flex in foot/ankle - so pronation is means of dissipating force. For forefoot you have the full foot/ankles flex to help so no need for pronation to dissipate forces
My personal experience is that I have had problems with the bursa on the outside of my hips that I assign to pronation causing my knee to collapse inwards.
At sprint and middle distances paces I find there is little or no heal contact, but at normal long distance race pace and easy run pace there is significant heal contact albeit following initial toe contact.
Perhaps worth considering the contribution of overstriding, to both heal and toe strike runners.