Running Summit

Accommodations The SheratonThe 2024 Running Summit will be held at the Sheraton in scenic Park City, UT. You can search for a room from the Marriott websiteBook Your RoomPark City, UtahEnjoy all that Park City has to offer while attending the Running Summit. Previous slide Next slide Details The 2024 Mountain Land Running Summit will […]

Mikel Joachim, PhD Mikel Joachim, PhD is the research program manager for Badger Athletic Performance at the University of Wisconsin and also holds a research scientist role with the group. Mikel leads the running biomechanics and injury research team within BAP. Broadly, her research priorities center on identifying risk factors for injuries in distance runners.

Naoaki Ito, PT, DPT, PhD Naoaki Ito, PT, DPT, PhD is a Physical Therapist and postdoctoral research associate at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Nao is currently involved in a multi-center prospective cohort study investigating the risk factors for hamstring strain injuries in American football athletes. His dissertation work, funded in part by the

Cristine Agresta, PT, MPT, PhD Dr. Agresta is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Washington, Affiliate Faculty in the Department of Kinesiology at Seattle University, and Director of the UW Performance Research Group. She has a BS in Movement Science from the University of Michigan, a master’s in

Tom Goom, MCSP, HCPC, BSc (Hons) Tom Goom BSc, MCSP, HCPC is a physiotherapist, international speaker and researcher. He specialises in running injury and has published in tendinopathy, running gait and athlete empowerment. He also collaborated with Izzy Moore and Kelly Ashford to write a chapter on gait retraining for performance and injury risk in

Richard Willy, PT, PhD Dr. Rich Willy is an Associate Professor in the School of Physical Therapy, University of Montana (Missoula, MT, USA) and the Director of the Montana Running Lab. He received his PhD in Biomechanics and Movement Science from the University of Delaware and his master of physical therapy from Ohio University. Dr.

Allison H. Gruber, PhD, FACSM Dr. Allison Gruber is an Associate Professor in the Department of Kinesiology within the School of Public Health–Bloomington at Indiana University. Dr. Gruber earned her Masters degree at East Carolina University and her PhD in Kinesiology from University of Massachusetts Amherst. Dr. Gruber is a Fellow of the American College

Jay Dicharry, MPT, SCS Jay Dicharry, MPT, SCS completed his Masters of Physical Therapy at Louisiana State University Medical Center and is a Board-certified Sports Clinical Specialist. His career blurs the line between clinical practice, coaching, + engineering to solve problems and optimize performance. Jay literally wrote the book(s) on running gait: he is author of

Michelle Barrack, PhD, RD, CSSD, FACSM Michelle Barrack, PhD, RD, CSSD, FACSM is an Associate Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics at California State University, Long Beach and a Board-Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics. Dr. Barrack has a Masters of Science in Exercise Physiology from San Diego State University and a PhD in Nutritional Biology from

Erik Meira, PT, DPT Erik Meira is a consultant physical therapist in Portland, Oregon. He is a Board Certified Sports Clinical Specialist and an NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with extensive experience in the management of sports injuries at many different levels. Most of his focus is currently professional and elite collegiate level athletes. The son