[bake]

Running is a skill sport. You have to practice, improve and maintain your stride just like a golfer does their swing. In my experience, treating running like a skill sport has gone further than anything else in preventing injury.

[dehrmann]

I can't seem to find a source, but I've heard that strength training is safer than running. I wouldn't be surprised if it's because people respect 300lbs more than going on a run.

[wcarron]

Eh, running is partly a skill sport. You can have a pretty garbage stride and still run sub-6-minute miles by compensating with good cardiovascular fitness. In fact, most people accidentally improve their stride simply by getting quicker and unconsciously transitioning to a fore/mid-foot strike.

Compared to, say, rock climbing or downhill skiing, running isn't that much of a skill sport.

[darkerside]

Sure, but show me someone who's sub 5 without exquisite running technique.

Rock climbing and skiing are arguably less of skill sports than something like surfing. There's a continuum, so I guess they're _all_ "partly" skill sports.

It's not intuitive because everybody can "run", but the deeper you get into that world, the more there is to understand.

[bake]

Re: getting away with a bad stride --Not without certain injury, if you're putting in significant miles.