Runner's Knot for Increased Stability and Less Heel Slippage

Please start this video at the 3:15 spot to bypass some of the commentary. Power Lacing can be done on almost any shoe and is vital if you wear shoe inserts so that you do not slip out of the heel. This technique, introduced as Power Lacing in the 1980s, when everything was Power Bars, Power Meetings, Power Lunches, etc, the running community gradually changed the name to Stability Lacing or just Runner's Knot. Fantastic to give more stability.

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Power Lacing (AKA Runner's Loop): Amazing Added Support to shoes

Power Lacing was first described to me in a 1980s article in Runner's World. The phrase Power Lacing was coined at that time since Power was the word of the time: Power Plays, Power Meetings, Power Bars, so why not Power Lacing. It has been a significant help to my patients in their attempt to gain stability. 

You need to use the last two eyelets for Power Lacing. If you are short on lacing, skip the third and go out the second hole and back in the first (highest hole). All my patients with orthotic devices should be taught power lacing to prevent heel slippage. 

After the loops are made on each side, the lace is brought through and the laces are tightened. 

This next video shows this and 3 other great lace modifications: Parallel Lacing, Bruised Toe Lacing, and Hot Spot Lacing.