Running tip #111, 987,541- HIGH KNEES!!!

I was just working with some of my elementary school age runners at the track on HIGH KNEES. This tip is important for stride length in all runners. The higher your knee comes up with each stride, the more distance you will cover with more efficiency as long as it is combined with enough forward lean. Without properly leaning into it, the running will look a lot like a high knee drill and be relatively ineffective for its intended purpose of easy, light, smooth and FAST!! But together, high knees and forward lean equal guaranteed improvements!!