Scott Jurek somewhere likens running to a controlled forward fall. Having that in my head as a sort of “mantra” really helps me stay in the correct form.
Hmm something that helped me with general form was slowing down. If you over stride it is very easy to fall into bad habits
I often lean forward while running. It's a bad habit that I never really had a reason to break. Then I tried running on an unpowered treadmill that has a curve to the platform (something like this). If I lean forward while running on it, it just keeps going faster, and I have a bad time.
I noticed that as soon as I corrected my form, the treadmill became a much more pleasant experience. If you run on one of those enough, I'm sure you'll make a habit of running with better form.
Thank you for the suggestion will look into one of those
I no longer run due to a myriad of health issues but this post popped up. Watch a video on "chi running". Overly dramatic name for forefoot running. Hard to do at first but really pays off. The book is good but a few years ago didn't offer much over the free videos I found.
Is it anything like slow jogging?
When I do it? Yes. J/k
I was always a slower runner but this technique allowed me to get my pace faster without injury. It takes time to understand the technique, build muscle memory, and then increase your pace.
But when I was really into this and running daily (something impossible for me before learning forefoot strike) I had no problem really pouring it on within the limits of my ability. The technique requires a more forward lean for higher pace and it's not going to work day one. I think I was probably a month into it before I really understood that aspect and then it started adding sprints every so often into my normal pace.
Try to keep your feet more underneath you than in front of you to fix heel striking.
So smaller steps?
You'll probably take smaller steps which will slow you down until you learn to up your cadence (= step frequency).
I did that. My focus was touching the ground under my center of gravity, not shorting my step.
A place for runners.