HOW TO RUN DOWNHILL - Running Insights #10 with Andrew Tunstall

Today Tuvizo Sport's running coach and mentor Andrew Tunstall discusses correct form for faster and more comfortable downhill running.
Our RUNNING INSIGHTS series of videos is aimed at runners who want to learn more about the fundamentals of running and perform better as athletes.
Andrew has been running competitively for over 35 years. A sub-70min half marathoner and winner of several national and continental age-group multi-sports titles, Andrew has been coaching for 25 years, from novice to elite level track, cross-country, road and trail running.
As an ex-biology teacher, Andrew has a passion for explaining the science behind running.

[@horaciorodd]

I struggle with one of my knees after an snowboarding accident and this was so helpful and informative, I want to run a full marathon and I need all the tips I can get to help my knees handle it. Thank you!

[@rattlin9194]

Loved this, much needed as ive spent years working on up-hills (with very little impact) and only just realising its the downhills that are destroying me,
Many thanks 👌

[@Rangstaa]

Thank you, i recently got iliotibial band syndrome from running downhill and i see i did everything to deserve it. What you said makes alot of sense and i will use it to avoid injury.

[@nataliedebruin1247]

Great video, first half marathon this weekend and I know this’ll help me survive the declines! 😊

[@marypagones6073]

Fantastic! One of the clearest explainations of how to run with confidenec downhill.

[@RichRuns909]

This was a very helpful video. I am about to start training for my first downhill Marathon.

[@ChrisKibuku]

Thank you. I do regular fitness runs and really have challenges doing hills. You explained it so well in this video. I will work on it and give you feedback soon.

[@skateata1]

My neighborhood is all steep hills so this is helpful.

[@TortaGuy12]

This video was quite helpful. I live in a very hilly area, and I get cautious when running downhill in fear of injuring myself. Will definitely implement this on my next run!

[@smkymike569]

Great video, thanks. I like how you jumped right into the tips and content. So many videos on this topic start with 3-5 minutes of fluff.

[@lorepicubing7256]

Amazing video! Clear and easy to understand explenation. That’s how tutorials should be made. Thank you as i am in my final week of training for a short and fast trail race in Italy

[@vanishawhcm3973]

this is really good advice! Thank you!!

[@MarathonMadeGalatians5-22]

thank you

[@newyorkeranew]

Verrry helpful. Wish I’d found vid earlier in training, but will come in handy in just two days!

[@Neddie2k]

Am racing today, 1/2 marathon lots of downhills to conquer today.

[@shelbywong1869]

Very very helpful, thank you!

[@bpr154]

Great video and explanation. Thank you

[@ashokkumar9600]

Very informative, let me try to implement it

[@whitefeinberg2081]

Very good. Thank you!

[@terrylockhart2207]

Thanks got bad shin and knee problems but still wanna run!

[@miguellienlaff2493]

Muchas gracias desde Chile

[@CulperJR84]

I’d like to know where this is. Looks like a beautiful running location.

[@shapefixer]

This is where I live in southern Spain, near Granada

[@dougmartin6717]

It would be nice to quantify the degree of grade encountered and how it affects technique. A 2% or 3% grade can be a free lunch, flying much faster with zero breaking. Whereas a 15% grade is the worst of all worlds, and simply to be avoided!!

[@shapefixer]

Yeah, if it's that steep its usually off-road, then the technique is very different. Really short steps, and absolutely heel first - never ever put your weight on your toes or forefoot descending a steep, loose slope, your feet will slide out in front of you.

[@warchieft2k]

Great video! what kind of weight training is good for getting my legs stronger for downhill running?

[@dr.sadanandpatil8644]

How to avoid falling down during downhill run?

[@anitalim6013]

👍👍👏👏

[@johnhudson7677]

You should call the county to get those weeds handled. Good video.

[@ephesians6ten185]

With all due respect, if gravity is an absolute then you are not fighting gravity pulling you backwards or forwards when running hills. Gravity (supposedly) pulls to the centre of the earth, meaning from your feet, straight down, not backwards or forwards…makes sense, doesn’t it.
Look at the grass and wild flowers in the background of the vid, they are not leaning downhill, they are straight. See?
So that leaves the question about gravity as an absolute. It can’t exist, it is a theory.
Objects rise and fall simply because of density or in this running case, the angle of a slope.
Objects sink or float because of buoyancy, if not then fish should all be sucked to the bottom of the ocean.
The same thing goes for babies crawling, if there was such a thing as gravity then they would not be able to support their own spines, let alone lift their underdeveloped muscles in their arms and legs.
Gravity is simply a theory and a silly one if you really think about it, I mean really think about it. How can a little butterfly just gently flutter or float around if there is such a scary thing that can pull and hold the oceans down, but butterflies can float around or helium balloons can float away? Smoke floats everywhere, it does not get pulled down with a force that can keep oceans pinned to a spinning ball.
Thanks for the vid thoughz

[@christiannordin3078]

What about zero gravity in space?

[@shapefixer]

Well, as a physicist I can tell you yes, ot pulls towards the centre of the earth, but the earth is ion the way. That's why gravity does not pull a rolling ball to the centre of the earth (even though it tries) , the ball rolls down the slope, ie at an angle to the centre of the earth. Effectively, the force that acts on the ball is a vector, and its the sum of the gravity pulling down, and the earth "pushing" back. The resultant force vector is down the slope. That's the force you are resisting when trying not to fly downhill out of control.

[@TheCikpiah]

thank you