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Running “rules of thumb”  Part II:  The ideal stride rate

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Some years ago the well-known running coach Jack Daniels stated that “almost all elite distance runners (both men and women) tend to stride at about the same rate: 180 or more steps per minute…a rate that doesn’t vary much even when they’re not running fast.  The main change that occurs as runners go faster is in stride length:  the faster they go, the longer the stride becomes, with little change in the rate of leg turnover.” (“Daniels Running Formula” p. 93)

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