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Can you tell me how i can run faster with big feet?

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Dr. Walter Exon answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Train harder: Foot size has nothing to do with how fast you run. If you want to run distance - long slow runs if you want to run faster - i recommend interval training.

Answered 4/16/2014

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