Your Running's Gotten Heavier... (It's Not Your Fitness)

👉 Free Runner Audit — the 10-min, 4-check system that shows where your load is really going: https://go.poprunning.com.au/audit-YT If your running has been getting a little heavier every year — and the physio, the strength blocks and the rest weeks haven't fixed it — this isn't a fitness problem. It's a load problem. And it's the one thing 90+% of runners never get checked for. In this video I break down the story of Nick — 14 years of running, form that looked fine, fitness that was elite — and the movement pattern that had been quietly draining him for over a decade. You'll see the two ways a human body can run (heavy vs springy), why the sensible fixes don't hold, and a simple 3-signal self-test you can run on your very next session. ⏱ Chapters 0:00 14 years — and running kept getting heavier 0:33 Nick's story: all the usual suspects checked out 1:20 Two ways to run — heavy vs springy 2:01 Kettlebell metaphor: running is a throw, not a push 2:28 How you drift into heavy running 2:56 Why rest, strength and form cues keep letting you down 3:27 What we finally found in Nick — and what changed in week 2 4:08 Your self-test: 3 signals for your very next run 4:42 Not a fitness problem. A system problem. 🎯 Ready to see where YOUR load is actually going? Free Runner Audit — 10 minutes · 4 movement checks: 👉 https://go.poprunning.com.au/audit-YT I'm Samuel Stow — running coach, 5x world record holder, founder of Pop! Running. I work with runners 35+ who want to run pain-free, get their spring back, and finish races stronger than they trained. #Running #RunningForm #RunningMechanics #RunnersOver40