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@dooks
i've just been for a reasonably satisfying 5k round the river.
i'm not sure lengthening the stride is necessarily what you're after corny (if by that you mean reaching firther forward with your lead leg). in my limited experience, and from what i've read, it seems that trying to force a longer stride can be deterimental.
i've been concentrating on a few little things that seem to have helped me recently. a soft, mid foot strike, holding my foot on the ground a touch longer. this seems to make my gait a bit smoother and has the sensation of stretching out my leg behind me. that and not worrying about how slow i'm going or how short my stride is. just finding a confortable pace that i can hold.