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What does it mean?
Owens describes his running technique as minimizing ground contact for speed.
In plain terms
He ran by staying airborne and moving fast.
What can you take from it?
Minimize ground time to maximize speed.

Where it applies

  • training
  • performance
  • movement

Putting it to work

  • focus on form
  • optimize movement patterns

Questions to consider

  • How do you move efficiently?
  • What makes you fast?

Another view

This description lacks technical depth for training.

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