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  • Recreational to competitive runners
  • International

Running Gait Analysis

Understand how you run—and what, if anything, is worth changing. Receive an individualized running biomechanics assessment from a qualified physiotherapist, followed by practical recommendations and a personalized program built around your running goals.

Book Your Gait Analysis
Side view of John Fagan running on a track

Who it's for

  • Runners with a recurring niggle who want a professional view of their running
  • Runners curious whether their mechanics are holding them back
  • Runners returning from injury who want their running checked
  • Coached and self-coached runners alike

What it helps with

  • Understanding how you actually run, from several angles and speeds
  • Knowing which features of your running matter for you, and which don't
  • Clear, practical exercises and cues instead of generic advice

What's included

  • Running history and goals questionnaire
  • Review of training history, symptoms and relevant injury background
  • Front, side and rear running video assessment
  • Review of cadence, stride characteristics, foot contact, knee and hip mechanics, pelvic control, trunk posture, arm carriage and relevant left–right differences
  • Personalized written biomechanics report
  • Annotated screenshots or video stills illustrating relevant findings
  • Individualized four-week exercise and running technique program where indicated
  • One 20-minute video feedback consultation included
  • Recommendations for further evaluation where clinically appropriate

What John assesses

Your running is reviewed in detail by a physiotherapist, not scored by an automated tool. Each feature is looked at in context, because the same movement can be a problem for one runner and perfectly efficient for another.

Cadence and stride
Step rate, stride length and how they change with speed.
Foot contact
Where and how your foot lands, including potential overstriding.
Knee and lower-limb alignment
Knee movement and alignment through stance.
Hip and pelvis
Hip mechanics and pelvic control.
Trunk
Trunk posture and movement.
Arms and upper body
Arm carriage and upper-body rotation.
Vertical oscillation
How much you bounce up and down with each stride.
Crossover gait
Whether your feet land across your midline.
Left–right differences
Asymmetries between your two sides.
Speed changes
How your mechanics change between easy and faster running.

Your physio in your corner

Your videos are assessed by a physiotherapist who has worked with elite runners, not by an automated tool. Every finding is interpreted in the context of your injury history, training load, symptoms, goals and footwear.

Many differences in how people run are perfectly normal. John only recommends changes where they're likely to be worth the effort for you.

About John Fagan

How it works, step by step

  1. 1

    Purchase

    A one-time payment of the package price through secure checkout.

  2. 2

    Complete the questionnaire

    Your running history and goals, training, symptoms and any relevant injury background.

  3. 3

    Film and submit your videos

    Follow the filming guide below, then submit your front, side and rear clips securely.

  4. 4

    Individual assessment

    John reviews your running himself and interprets what he sees alongside your history, training and goals.

  5. 5

    Your report and program

    A written biomechanics report with annotated video stills, plus a four-week exercise and running technique program where indicated.

  6. 6

    Feedback consultation

    Book your included 20-minute video call to talk through your findings and ask questions.

Filming and submitting your videos

You don't need special equipment. A phone, a stable surface or tripod, and a friend to help are plenty.

Example side-view clip: whole body in frame, camera steady at hip height.
Views
Side view, rear view and front view.
Clip length
Approximately 10–15 seconds per clip.
Paces
Easy running pace, and steady or tempo pace.
Camera
Stable, at approximately hip height.
Framing
Your entire body visible in every frame.
Distance
Approximately 2–3 metres from the runner, where practical.
Where
A treadmill is preferred. Outdoor video is also accepted if it's filmed safely (see below).

Filming outdoors

A treadmill gives the clearest, most consistent footage, but outdoor video is welcome as long as it's filmed safely.

  • Use a flat, quiet, traffic-free surface such as a running track or an empty path.
  • Never film on or beside an open road.
  • Your helper stands still, off your running line, and only films.
  • Film in good daylight, so your legs and feet are clearly visible.
  • Run past the camera at a steady pace, rather than speeding up for it.

Submitting your videos

What to send
One clip per view (front, side and rear) at each pace: easy and steady or tempo.
Name each clip
For example "side-easy" or "rear-tempo", so nothing gets mixed up.
File format
Normal phone video is fine. Please send the original file, not a screen recording or a heavily compressed copy.
How to submit
After purchase you'll get a secure upload link. Please don't send running videos by email or social media.
If a clip is unclear
John will let you know and ask for a replacement before he starts your assessment.

Findings in context

Video shows how you move. It doesn't, on its own, explain why something hurts or whether it matters. That's why every observation is interpreted alongside:

  • Injury history
  • Current symptoms
  • Training load
  • Your goals
  • Footwear

What it can and can't do

Runners move in many different ways, and plenty of variation is perfectly normal. Not every mechanical difference needs correcting, and you'll only be advised to change something when it's likely to be worth the effort for you.

Gait changes can't guarantee you'll be pain-free, avoid injury or run faster. Gait analysis is a performance assessment, not a medical diagnosis. If something suggests you need clinical care, you'll be told so.

Other services

Many athletes combine services, for example a gait analysis before starting a running program.