The Running Mechanics Founder
Derek Hansen is the founder of ‘Running Mechanics’ and has spent the last 20 years working with athletes of all ages on how to run effectively. Derek’s research into the area of running technique has closely examined how running has been taught and carried out over the last 60 years. The basics of running technique have not changed much in that span of time, but the way we examine and evaluate running technique has been advanced by technology and computer analysis. Derek has merged the fundamental methods used over many decades by top coaches with technological tools to better teach good running technique.
With some very simple, concise instruction, you can improve your running technique in a very short time. Derek Hansen’s ‘Running Mechanics’ program can guide you through the steps needed to achieve proper posture, stride mechanics and general strength to achieve efficient running technique.
Derek has coached track and field athletes for the last 20 years, and has provided running technique instructions to athletes from all sports over the last 15 years. His sprint athletes have been among the best in British Columbia and Canada for the past five years. Additionally, many of the team sports athletes Derek has worked with have excelled in the areas of speed and movement efficiency at the Olympic and professional levels. When not coaching, Derek is instructing at the National Coaching Institute of British Columbia in the areas of Physical Preparations, Recovery and Regeneration and Sport Biomechanics.
