[skarlorn]

Originally Posted by Rygar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I believe they analyzed how they ran and found they were placing the front part of their foot down first or maybe landing more flat footed, which caused less stress and resistance in their stride.

So current running techniques in USA may not be as efficient and can be damaging to our bodies in the long term

Honestly, if you aren't toe-heel stepping like a drow your tech is seriously whack.

From R.A. Salvatore's Siege of Darkness

Like Drizzt's, Catti-brie's boots were thin and well worn but, to the drow's sharp ears, few humans, even so attired, could move so silently. Drizzt subtly eyed her in the dim, flickering light of the widely spaced torches. He noted that she was stepping like a drow, the ball of her foot touching down first, instead of the more common human heel-toe method. Her time in the Underdark, chasing Drizzt to Menzoberranzan, had served her well.