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by con-templative 4198 days ago
Not necessarily. It has been found that radically changing your running technique quickly alters where the majority of the load on your skeleton occurs, which may lead to injury: http://sportsscientists.com/2007/10/pose-running-reduces-run...

The same blog has a whole series of posts on running technique, much of its opinions supported by the scientific studies: http://sportsscientists.com/running/running-physiology/runni...

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> http://sportsscientists.com/running/running-physiology/runni...

Read this. There's a ridiculous amount of pseudo-science, superstition, and hucksterism around running technique. Without becoming a quack myself, all I can say is "be patient and don't make any sudden changes."