How To Run: Do’s and Don’ts

Evolutionary biology professor Daniel Lieberman, whose studies are the scientific backbone for Chris McDougall’s Born to Run, gives five pointers on how he thinks you can run long distances better and injury-free.

One. Don’t overstride.

Overstriding is when you stick your leg out in front of you and you land with your foot in front of your knee and really way in front of your hip. A lot of people think they’re running hard when they do that. You know why? Because they are running hard.

So d...