Shortening your stride will prevent your feet from landing in front of your body, which causes the muscles of your lower leg, specifically your knees and shins, to have to pull your body forward.

This delay can give the competition the leg up it needs to pull ahead of your organization in the marketplace.

If you're truly a monster, try doing leg lifts with a medicine ball hanging from your feet. Or hang from a pull up bar and raise your legs in front of you all the way up to the bar.