Subject: RE: Running equally on right and left legs is hard? x3 on 'why do you think you have this problem?' For example, do you have reason to think that one leg is significantly stronger than the other? Well, I guess even if it is, this sounds like a mental tick to me. Even with one leg much stronger than the other, one can run with symmetric form. (I've been very conscious of this lately as I have one leg much stronger than the other due to atrophy from surgery. I'm working on this mostly by just running, but also by doing isolated one-leg exercises. It is working, but slowly...) Many people seem to run naturally with better form when they run faster, so the occasional pickup might help you keep form. There are also those who believe that running barefoot (on an appropriate surface) improves form, without the problem of having to train too fast to get to that good form. I personally love running barefoot, and believe that it has improved my form a bit. Some people hate it or think that it's total bunk.
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