Running Technique Reference
15 measurement guides, grouped by gait phase.
Foot Strike Angle
On the ground line, click the heel-contact point on the LEFT foot, then trace along the sole toward the toes to measure the strike angle.
Read guide →Initial Contact — Knee Flexion + Stride Angle
At initial contact on the LEFT leg, draw the thigh line (hip → knee), then the shank line (knee → ankle). One drawing captures BOTH the knee flexion angle and the stride angle.
Read guide →Posture Hinge
Draw distinct lines like the other tools (no connected chain). Line 1 — the leg: ankle → hip. Line 2 — the trunk: hip → base of the neck (so the line tracks the trunk midline, not the shoulder joint). Then press Enter to finish, or add an optional Line 3 — the neck: base of neck → ear. Leg + trunk give the posture hinge (whether the forward lean comes from the ankles — near 180° — or a bend at the hips) and the forward trunk lean; the optional neck line adds head position (head in line with the trunk).
Read guide →Midstance Knee Flexion
At midstance on the LEFT leg, draw the thigh line (hip → knee), then the shank line (knee → ankle). The angle between them is knee flexion.
Read guide →Foot Pronation
From behind the LEFT leg, draw two lines. Line 1 (tibia midline): click the middle of the soleus (mid-calf), then the bottom of the Achilles tendon. Line 2 (calcaneus): click the top of the heel bone, then the bottom of the heel. The angle between the two lines is rear-foot pronation (eversion).
Read guide →Pelvic Drop (Contralateral)
During LEFT-leg stance, click the left iliac crest first, then the right. The angle vs. horizontal is the contralateral drop.
Read guide →Trunk Bend
During LEFT-leg stance, click the base of the neck (C7 spinous process), then the midpoint of the pelvis. The angle vs. vertical is the trunk's lateral bend.
Read guide →Knee Adduction / Abduction
From the front, draw the LEFT thigh line (hip → knee) and then the shank line (knee → ankle). Inward deviation is adduction (valgus); outward is abduction (varus).
Read guide →Foot Adduction / Abduction
From the front, trace the LEFT foot axis from the ankle to the mid-toe. The angle vs. line of progression (image vertical) is the adduction (in-toeing) or abduction (out-toeing).
Read guide →Arm Carriage
At midstance, draw the upper arm (shoulder → elbow) first, then the forearm (elbow → wrist). The interior angle at the elbow is the arm-carriage (elbow-flexion) angle.
Read guide →Hip Extension at Push-Off
At LEFT toe-off, draw the trunk line (base of the neck → hip — so it tracks the trunk midline, not the shoulder joint) first, then the thigh line (greater trochanter → lateral epicondyle of the knee). The angle between them is hip extension — how far the thigh has travelled behind the line of the pelvis.
Read guide →Ankle Plantarflexion at Push-Off
At LEFT toe-off, draw the shank line (knee → ankle) first, then the foot line (lateral malleolus → 5th metatarsal / pinky toe). The reading is how far the foot opens past a neutral 90° resting position — positive plantarflexed, negative dorsiflexed.
Read guide →Cadence
Press ✨ Auto-measure to compute steps/min straight from the tracked step rhythm — or do it by hand: mark a window, count every foot contact (both feet) inside it, and the tool computes steps per minute.
Read guide →Step Length
Press ✨ Auto-measure to compute step length in cm, self-scaled from the athlete's height (no object calibration) — or draw it by hand: at initial contact, span lead foot → trailing foot.
Read guide →Vertical Oscillation
Auto-only. With this tool selected, press ✨ Auto-measure: it measures how far the centre of mass rises and falls, self-calibrated from the athlete's height, and draws the band on the frame with the average in cm. On a Lateral·L clip it reads the LEFT leg's stance bounce; on Lateral·R, the right. Run it on both side clips to get the L/R pair and its asymmetry.
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