The pictures from the Manhattan Half Marathon became available today. I was somewhat curious to get a look at them to see if I heel strike. It’s the first opportunity I’m getting to see pictures of myself running since I’ve been focused on my gait.
Although most of the picture show my foot already planted on the ground, and unable to tell how it landed, I did find two pictures worth examining. One of them took place during the middle of the race with my foot looking good in my opinion. The other very close towards the end of the race and obviously landing very hard on my heel. With that said, however, I was making a turn, running all out, and quite tired by that time.
While looking through all the pictures though, I did find some other interesting facts about my racing form. Apparently, I’m a chronic napper and I like to taking dancing breaks. See below…
 Around mile 7, not heel striking! - Good!!! |
 Heel Striking towards the end - Bad!!! |
 Catching a nap early on in the race |
 Napping again during the race |
Finished!! Time for another nap!
Taking a break during the race to do the cha-cha!
Jan 28, 2010 @ 16:39:29
Mile 13 may be a bad example of heel-striking (or would that be a good example?) but you got some good muscley leg photos there. That makes up for the heel.
Jan 28, 2010 @ 17:46:45
Hi Flo! I agree Mile 13 may not be a good indicator. Thanks for the comment, but for me, it’s the cha-cha photo!
Jan 28, 2010 @ 21:40:47
Although it could also be left v. right.
Jan 29, 2010 @ 10:34:54
true. In fact, there are some differences in my left foot. I broke it as a kid and its the foot that usually gives me problems (i.e. plantar fasciitis). But the differences in the two pictures are pretty severe to think it might be the norm for each foot.
Jan 30, 2010 @ 16:29:58
Hi Herb,
Looking at the third and fifth photos on their own, you could’ve been hopping all the way round
Was that your time on the clock? – Good effort! Is that close to your best? A good 9 minutes faster than mine!!
Jan 30, 2010 @ 16:51:07
hey Andrew. yea, my race pictures always seem to catch me in the oddest positions
Thanks for the comment. I did 1:29:48, about 30 seconds off my pr, but im happy considering its my first half in a while,