Dorsiflexion — pulling the foot up toward the shin before ground contact — pre-loads the calf like a compressed spring. Without it, the calf has to go through a full stretching phase before it can propel you off the ground. With it, ground contact collapses into an instant recoil, dramatically shortening contact time and boosting speed.
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