Running Gait Analysis
Every runner has a unique movement pattern. Small inefficiencies in running mechanics can reduce performance, increase fatigue, and contribute to recurring injuries—even in experienced athletes.
My in-person Running Gait Analysis combines video analysis with real-time coaching to identify movement patterns, improve running economy, and help you move more efficiently with every stride.
Small Improvements. Meaningful Performance Gains.
Running economy isn’t determined by fitness alone. Better movement can improve efficiency, reduce unnecessary stress, and help you perform at your best.
Small improvements in running mechanics can produce meaningful gains in efficiency, comfort, and long-term durability.
Why Running Form Matters
Many athletes assume performance is limited by fitness alone. In reality, inefficient movement patterns can waste energy, reduce running economy, and increase the stress placed on muscles, tendons, and joints. Even highly trained runners can develop subtle compensations over time—especially during periods of heavy training, after injury, or as fatigue sets in during racing. The goal isn’t to create a perfect running style. It’s to help you move more efficiently by reducing unnecessary movement, improving running economy, and helping you stay healthy enough to train consistently.What Your Assessment Includes
Review of your running mechanics from relevant viewing angles to identify movement patterns and potential areas for improvement.
A discussion of the findings, what matters most for your running, and which changes may be worth addressing.
Individualized cues, drills, or exercises to help you work on the movement patterns identified during the assessment.
Prioritized recommendations so you can focus on changes that are relevant to your running rather than trying to fix everything at once.
Assessment & Pricing
A personalized, 60-minute assessment focused on understanding your running mechanics and identifying practical ways to improve.
Standard Assessment
60-minute in-person running gait analysis.
Active T3 Coaching Athletes
Preferred pricing for active T3 coaching athletes.
Travel fees may apply depending on the assessment location. Any applicable fee will be confirmed before your appointment.
Location & Travel
Assessments are available at my testing location or at a suitable running location in Marin County and the greater San Francisco Bay Area. Travel is included for locations within 15 minutes of driving each way from my testing location. For locations requiring more travel, the following fees apply:Zone 3 pricing depends on travel time, tolls, parking, and location. All applicable travel fees are agreed upon before booking.
Make Every Stride Count
Understand your running mechanics, identify opportunities for improvement, and leave with practical steps to help you run more efficiently.
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See how slow-motion video analysis helps identify movement patterns that are difficult to detect at full running speed. During every assessment, you’ll receive immediate coaching feedback and practical recommendations you can begin applying right away.
Who Is This Assessment For?
Whether you’re preparing for your first race, chasing a personal best, or simply trying to stay injury-free, understanding how you move is one of the most valuable investments you can make in your running.
Triathletes
Improve running economy off the bike, reduce late-race fatigue, and identify movement patterns that become more pronounced during long-course racing.
Road & Marathon Runners
Improve efficiency, reduce unnecessary braking forces, and develop smoother mechanics that support faster, more economical running.
Returning From Injury
Identify movement compensations that may contribute to recurring issues involving the Achilles, calves, knees, hips, hamstrings, or lower back.
HYROX & Performance Athletes
Improve running efficiency under fatigue while identifying movement limitations that reduce performance during repeated high-intensity efforts.
There Is No Perfect Running Style.
The goal isn’t to make every athlete run the same way. It’s to help you move more efficiently with the body you have—reducing unnecessary movement, improving running economy, and staying healthy enough to train consistently.
What Happens During Your Assessment?
This isn’t simply a video recording session. Every assessment combines observation, movement analysis, real-time coaching, and practical feedback you can immediately apply to your running.
STEP 1
Initial Observation
We begin by observing your natural running mechanics before making any recommendations. This provides an authentic picture of how you move under normal running conditions.
STEP 2
High-Speed Video Analysis
Multiple camera angles allow us to review every stride frame by frame, making subtle movement patterns visible that are impossible to detect at full running speed.
STEP 3
Real-Time Coaching
You’ll receive immediate coaching cues and practical adjustments during the session, allowing you to feel the difference while you’re running—not days later.
STEP 4
Your Action Plan
You’ll leave with clear priorities, individualized drills, strength recommendations, practical coaching cues, and a plan you can immediately apply to your training.
You Leave With More Than Just Video
The goal isn’t simply to identify what’s happening. It’s to understand why it’s happening—and what to do next.
✓ Individual movement assessment
✓ Running form coaching cues
✓ Immediate practical feedback
✓ Corrective running drills
✓ Injury risk reduction strategies
✓ Greater confidence in your running
Front View Analysis (Alignment & Control)
The front view provides valuable insight into how your body controls movement with every stride. Rather than focusing on one isolated joint, we assess how the feet, knees, hips, and pelvis work together to create efficient, balanced running mechanics. Small asymmetries often become more noticeable as fatigue sets in and may contribute to unnecessary stress on muscles and joints.
What We Assess
- Hip stability — the foundation for efficient running mechanics and long-term durability.
- Knee tracking — ensuring the knees move efficiently through each stride without excessive inward or outward movement.
- Foot alignment — evaluating how the feet land and support the body throughout ground contact.
- Left vs. right symmetry — identifying movement differences that may contribute to inefficiency or recurring overload.
- Lateral movement — assessing unnecessary side-to-side motion that can waste energy over longer distances.
Why It Matters
Efficient runners don’t simply generate more power—they control movement more effectively. Better alignment and stability help reduce unnecessary stress, improve running economy, and support more consistent performance throughout training and racing.
What We Assess
- Foot placement & loading — how each foot lands beneath the body and absorbs force during ground contact.
- Ankle stability — identifying excessive inward or outward movement that may reduce efficiency.
- Knee tracking — evaluating whether each knee remains stable throughout the stance phase.
- Hip stability — assessing pelvic control and identifying excessive hip drop or compensatory movement.
- Left vs. right symmetry — comparing both sides to identify imbalances that may contribute to recurring injuries or reduced efficiency.
- Overall movement control — evaluating how efficiently your body transfers force from one stride to the next.
What We Assess
- Foot placement — evaluating where the foot lands in relation to your center of mass.
- Stride length — identifying whether your stride promotes efficient forward movement without unnecessary braking.
- Cadence — assessing step frequency and its influence on efficiency and impact forces.
- Running posture — evaluating body position and forward lean throughout the stride cycle.
- Vertical oscillation — identifying unnecessary up-and-down movement that wastes energy.
- Push-off mechanics — assessing how effectively force is generated and transferred into forward propulsion.