R leg nice & straight
Good posture (though if you weren't wearing the backpack I'd ask you to stand a bit straighter; the backpack does cause a tiny bit of forward lean, so be aware of this when you are not wearing it & be sure to stand up straight). I think you might need more toe push earlier in your stride - the right toe ought to be like this when your L heel is just starting to strike, not when the L foot is already flat.
Nice arms & posture - very good. Again, you want your left foot to be more up on the toes at this point in your stride, when the right foot is making contact. Some of that will come with increased speed, but some will come with more attention to pushing off your toes. I'll e-mail some tips for improving toe push.
Good straight R leg
From what I can see here L leg is straight too :)
This is good - you are not overstriding much (i.e. putting foot too far in front of your body); perhaps a little, but it looks pretty good. You want most of your stride length (at least 2/3 of it) behind your body; here, if you let your hips rotate a little more and pushed more through that left toe to lengthen the stride behind your body, you'd be perfect. I think the stride length in front of your body is OK, though you should still be careful to think about feeling like you are placing your front foot right underneath your body (and then it will actually be just a little in front!).
good straight L leg in single support phase
good arms & posture; same comments re: legs. Definitely looks like you could get some more hip rotation going - that would help you to lengthen stride behind your body.
Here you're going faster and getting a bit more hip action (see how the R hip is rotated a bit?), and you're getting a little bit more toe push too. Still room for even more though!!!
Perhaps a little overstriding with L foot; definitely could rotate hips more and get more toe push w/right foot - your R foot and leg are making a 90 degree angle with each other just as your L heel is hitting the ground here, and you will have more speed and power if your R foot and leg are at a bigger angle here - i.e. 135 degrees or so.
Good straight L knee
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Your arms look good here and your R leg is nice & straight. Now work on standing up a little straighter - you are leaning forward just a bit.
GREAT arms - see how the L arm is almost parallel w/the ground at this point (when in the farthest position back)? That is perfect! And your R arm is about chest height, which is also good. Your L toes are well lifted off the ground here, which is good, too. You are not overstriding here - i.e., your L foot is planted just about a foot length in front of your body rather than farther forward (too far forward is bad because it has a braking motion). You do need to work on hip flexibility, so that you can maximize the stride length behind your body. You also need to work on rolling all the way through your toes to the tips of your toes before you plant your other heel. See how your R foot and leg make about a 90 degree angle (or just a little more?)? You want to increase that to about 135 degrees as your other heel contacts the ground. This will happen with 1) increased speed, 2) greater hip flexibility (rotate pelvis front to back to allow leg to extend farther behind your body
Good straight L leg
Here your arms are great again. You are still leaning forward a bit, and perhaps overstriding a touch with your left leg, though not badly. Concentrate on feeling like you are planting your feet right under your body.
See the angle your foot and ankle are making here? I want to see this nice angle EARLIER in your stride, when your heel has just started to contact the ground, rather than when your foot is already flat. Allowing your hips to rotate and thinking about pushing through your toes before the other foot contacts the ground will help a lot.
Here your L leg is bent a little at the knee - you'll want to get it a little straighter for good racewalking form.
Perhaps a little overstriding - see how your stride length is almost equal in front of and behind your body? You want more like 1/4 to 1/3 of your stride in front of your body and 2/3 to 3/4 behind your body. Your arms look great. Stand up a bit straighter :).
Good straight R leg here.
Here you can see better how your stride is almost equal in front of and behind your body. Get more toe push and more rotation in your pelvis to extend your stride behind your body. Love those arms though :).
Very very nice straight posture. Arms are bent just a little too much - think of reaching for something in your back pocket, or think of swinging your arms just below your belt. Keep the elbows tucked in too. As for the legs, see how your R foot and leg are making about a 135 degree angle right here? You want that to happen earlier in your stride, when your L foot is just starting to make heel contact w/the ground. Right here your L foot is already flat by the time your R toes are touching the ground. If you work on pushing more through your toes and allowing your pelvis to rotate so that your hip extends behind you for maximum stride length, then this will improve.
Good posture :). Again, arms bent a little too much. Here you also see better that your L heel is just making contact, and your R foot is at a 90 degree angle with your leg. Your hips are straight and are not rotating much; if you allowed your R hip to extend back farther at this point you'd have a longer stride behind your body and increase your stride length (and thus your speed). One thing that is good here is that you are not overstriding (which means putting your foot too far in front of your body as you walk).
Good straight L leg in single support phase; nice posture too.
Again, I'd like to see your toe like this when your other foot is just starting to strike the ground rather than when it's already flat. Your arms are bent a little too much.
Getting a little more hip action here, but I would like to see even more. Again, your R foot is almost flat and L foot is not at toe-off yet - think of rolling through to your toes on the one foot BEFORE striking the ground w/the other foot.
Good straight R knee
OK, here you are going a bit faster and getting a little more hip rotation, which is good (I had told you to take little, quick steps). Now just think of pushing more off your toes at the same time to get the added stride length you need ---- that R foot is flat too soon; I love the angle of your L foot and leg but want to see that when your R foot is just starting to make heel contact.
Good posture, nice arms here, and good straight L leg
This is a little better on the toe push; your arms are bent too much again though.
nice posture, arms and straight L leg
your toe push and hip rotation are a little better at this higher speed, but still need some work.
L leg is straight in vertical position (good); posture good (maybe a slight lean but not much); arms good.
Classic racewalking shot - you can see that the R leg will be straightened on contact, and that the L foot and leg are making about a 135 degree angle as the R heel makes contact. Here, there is actually a very brief period of time when both feet are off the ground - this would be undetectable to the naked eye and so is legal racewalking form, because the rules state that you must have one foot on the ground at all times as detected by the human eye, not the camera. A little bit of “lifting” like this is good because it means you are maximizing your speed.
R leg is straightened until the vertical position; 90 degree arm bend, good posture
L leg straightened well, good posture, nice arms
Again, see how the L foot and leg make about a 135 degree angle just as the R heel is striking? This is what you want to shoot for. Also, notice that about 2/3 of the stride is behind the body and only 1/3 in front. Posture is pretty good (perhaps a slight forward lean) and arms are pretty good - maybe the elbows are sticking out too far to the sides but it's hard to tell in this photo. Again, both feet are off the ground for the briefest of time periods, undetectable to the human eye.
Toe push is not as good on the R leg as it was on the L leg in previous photos. Arms look good here - see how L arm is almost parallel to the ground? That's what you want.
Good knee drive with R leg. Yeah, and back muscles are looking good from weight training :) :) :).
Again, look at the angle of foot with L leg as R heel is just about to strike - that's what you want. R arm nicely extended back. Good hip rotation.
Ahhh, a shot of good toe push with the R leg - glad to see this as a few other shots were not as good. Again, momentarily have both feet off the ground; detectable to camera but not to naked eye.
Good arms here. R leg is starting to straighten for heel strike; L leg getting good toe push.
Overstriding just a tad with left foot here - would like to see this a little closer to the body. Nice toe push, though, with R leg. Good hip rotation.
Good straight R leg in single support
Again, both feet off the ground momentarily, but just barely. Good hip rotation and toe push.
L heel has just struck the ground, and R foot making nice big angle w/leg indicating good toe push.
Nice toe push w/right leg; perhaps overstriding a bit w/L leg?
Love these shots w/both feet off the ground; still think might be overstriding a bit w/L leg
Straight R leg at vertical
Looking good
This looks like it will be overstriding a bit w/L leg
Looks good
