School · Technique · 40 s .

Running drills

Ten minutes that teach your legs.

Drills exaggerate parts of the running stride: skipping with high knees, heel flicks towards the glutes, bounding, and straight-leg runs.

Do 2–3 of them for 20–30 metres, two or three times each, after an easy run or as part of a warm-up, once or twice a week.

Finish with a few relaxed strides of 15–20 seconds, building speed smoothly. Quality over quantity: stop when form fades.

Short, sharp and relaxed: drills, then strides.

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