Our friends at Fortius Sport & Health are looking for eligible runners to join their research group for the #ScotiaHalf! Details on this great opportunity, and how you can apply, are below.
Women age 18-60 who are interested in training for the Scotiabank Vancouver Half-Marathon may be eligible for a FREE biomechanical running gait assessment ($300 value) at Fortius Sport & Health’s state-of-the-art Biomechanics Lab. This is a great opportunity – hurry, space is limited and biomechanical testing begins in early March!!!
The half marathon clinic will take place out of the running store at Fortius Sport & Health. Group runs will meet on Thursday evenings at 6:15pm and Sunday mornings at 9:00am. You will also be given a weekly schedule, which will include two more runs per week to be completed on your own time. The clinic begins the week of March 16th and culminates with the Scotiabank Vancouver Half-Marathon on June 28th. Please note that running the half marathon is not a requirement for taking part in this clinic.
As part of the study, you will receive a discounted entry to the Scotiabank Vancouver Half-Marathon and two biomechanical running assessments at Fortius’ state-of-the-art Biomechanics Lab. The first assessment will take place before the running clinic commences and the second one will take place in the final 10 days of the clinic. If interested, we will need to confirm you for the first assessment soon.
If you are interested in joining this study and you meet the eligibility criteria, please go to the study eligibility form here: http://mablab.rehab.med.ubc.ca/currentstudies/running-biomechanics-half-marathon-clinic-study/
We are still recruiting more participants, so tell your friends! Please ask them to email us at ubcrunstudy@gmail.com or go to the study eligibility form.
And check out this video of what a state-of-the-art biomechanical running gait assessment looks like.
