Sports Engineering × Footwear Science

The science
behind the shoe.

Engineering-led footwear intelligence for runners who want to understand their kit — and brands who want to build better products.

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Sports Engineering
4+
Years in footwear dev
International
Competitive sprinter
0
Brand deals — ever
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About

Where engineering
meets the track.

Stride Science was built to bridge the gap between footwear biomechanics and the runners who need to understand it — and the brands who need to build it better.

Every analysis is grounded in materials science, gait mechanics, and structured testing — communicated by someone who has built shoes, worn them competitively, and studied the engineering behind them.

01MSc Sports Engineering
024 years footwear product development
03Level 3 Personal Training qualification
04Former international sprinter
05Independent — no brand affiliations
"Engineering eyes on every shoe. No gifted products, no brand deals. Just honest science."

Most shoe content is either marketing or guesswork. Stride Science is neither. The same rigour applied to a £250 race shoe and a £90 daily trainer.

The Stride Science approach
Services

Built for runners.
Built for brands.

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01 — Runner

Gait Assessment & Shoe Matching

Structured movement assessment and evidence-based shoe recommendation. Not a treadmill jog — a full analysis of how you move and what your footwear actually needs to do.

Gait analysisShoe matchingOchy AI
02 — Brand

Footwear Design Consulting

Independent biomechanics-informed design review. Midsole geometry, material selection, last shape, rocker profile — assessed from an engineering lens, not a marketing one.

Design reviewMaterialsBiomechanics
03 — Brand

Research & Data Insights

Academic research synthesis and proprietary consumer gait data for brands building product claims, supporting R&D, or benchmarking against the field.

Research synthesisConsumer dataBenchmarking
Content

The footwear education you didn't get from the shop.

Weekly content breaking down the technology, research, and mechanics behind running shoes. No hype, no affiliate angles — just honest engineering insight.

Follow on Instagram @stridescienceHQ for weekly carousels, research breakdowns, and shoe testing content.

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Tech explainers

Carbon plates, midsole foams, heel drop, stack height — the mechanics that matter, explained properly.

Research

Paper breakdowns

Peer-reviewed studies in plain English. What the science says — not what brands want you to believe.

Review

Shoe testing

Every shoe through a structured 8-criteria protocol. Weighed, gait-captured, run across easy, tempo, and long sessions.

AI tools

Gait tech reviews

Honest assessments of AI gait tools like Ochy — what they get right, what they miss, and whether they're worth your time.

Coming soon Shoe Matcher Soon Wear Tracker Soon PubMed research archive Ochy integration
Newsletter

One topic.
Weekly. No fluff.

The Stride Science newsletter goes deeper than Instagram posts. One footwear or biomechanics topic per week — properly covered. Research context, engineering insight, practical takeaways.

No brand deals. No affiliate links. Just honest science.

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Contact

Let's talk footwear.

Whether you're a brand looking for independent design review, a runner needing a proper assessment, or a media outlet looking for an engineering perspective — get in touch.

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