Definitions
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- noun The action of the
foot striking the ground whenwalking orrunning
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Examples
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The reason why its important to keep your knees down is because lifting your knees will bring your footstrike too far forward and into the territory where greater impact and heel striking occurs.
ChiRunning Danny Dreyer 2009
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Unlike anemia found in athletes who eat an iron-deficient diet, footstrike anemia may not improve with iron supplementation.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Adriana Barton 2011
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Ask your doctor about footstrike anemia, which is under-diagnosed.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Adriana Barton 2011
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Pounding the pavement damages red blood cells, which may lead to "footstrike anemia" originally diagnosed in marching soldiers.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Adriana Barton 2011
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EXO shorts $100 forms a cage around the thighs, thus minimizing vibration during footstrike impact.
Wired Top Stories Billy Brown 2011
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EXO shorts $100 forms a cage around the thighs, thus minimizing vibration during footstrike impact.
Wired Top Stories Billy Brown 2011
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Ugh. This will cause major shoulder problems due to impingement syndrome, and to top it off, it causes a major timing flaw at footstrike.
Athletics Nation TwistNHook 2010
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Tyson's arm is hanging down at footstrike and is very late - he will stress his Ulnar Collateral Ligament extremely hard as he experiences violent external rotation due to forearm bounce.
Athletics Nation TwistNHook 2010
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