Running with a stroller: 2 biomechanics researchers on how it affects your form ' and risk of injury
'Faster, mommy, faster!' Allison's toddler squealed as she ran down the hill by her house with her jogging stroller. As a longtime runner and running biomechanics researcher, she found herself in the same situation as many parents of young children: squeezing in runs between work meetings, meal prep and nap schedules. The two of us ' Allison Altman Singles and Joe Mahoney ' are professors and biomechanics researchers interested in how running form affects injury risk. Together, we founded the Biomechanics and Gait Evaluation Laboratory, or BaGEL, at Penn State Berks. Biomechanics is the science of how the body moves ' blending biology and physics to understand how muscles, bones and joints work together like a machine. Allison's experience with stroller running raised questions we couldn't find clear answers to in the research ' so we brought these questions into the lab. For the past four years, we've been studying how running with a stroller affects gait and the risk of overuse...
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