re: I'm a heel striker runner, how do I train to run on my toes?

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Most people tend to jog on their toes vs heel striking.

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The opposite is true, most are heel strikers. If you want to change then you have to be very careful. You are not wanting to become a toe striker but a midfoot striker for running distance. As others have said, a minimalist shoe will help you strike more with your midfoot but don't go out and run 10 miles the first day with minimal shoes. You have to gradually build up to running in minimal shoes. For a week I jogged a warmup, easy mile in the minimal shoes when I first changed over to them then put my old shoes on for my main run. I did 2 miles the second week and added a mile each week and I still ended up with a calf injury that I had never experienced before. That cost me a month of no running and so I only ran a mile/week in them when I started back and added 1 mile per week. I finally transitioned and I became more of a midfoot striker but I wasn't any faster.