Understanding the Runner Diagram
The Runner Diagram breaks your results down by body region, so you can see at a glance which areas are working well and which need attention.
Rather than showing you one long list of numbers, RunDNA groups your results into five regions: General Form, Pelvis, Hips, Knees, and Ankles. Each region pulls together the running-video metrics and, where relevant, movement screen exercises that relate to that part of your body.
What feeds into each region
General Form: overall running metrics that don't tie to one specific joint, like your cadence and how much you bounce with each step.
- Cadence, Vertical Oscillation, Ground Contact Time, and Plank
Pelvis: how controlled and level your pelvis stays as you run.
- Contralateral Pelvic Drop, Forward Lean, Hip Stability, and Plank
Hips: your hip motion and stability through your stride.
- Peak Hip Adduction, Peak Hip Extension, Peak Hip Flexion, Hip Mobility, Single Leg Sit To Stand, and Hip Stability
Knees: your knee motion and how your leg absorbs impact.
- Peak Knee Flexion, Strike from Center of Mass, Stiffness, Tibial Inclination, and Single Leg Sit To Stand
Ankles: your ankle and foot motion at landing and push-off.
- Peak Ankle Pronation, Foot Inclination, Ankle Mobility, Calf Raise, and Peak Ankle Dorsiflexion
Where a metric can be measured on both sides, left/right asymmetry is factored in as well. Think of the color rating as measuring how far a value sits from what's typical, while asymmetry is measured separately on top of that, checking whether your two sides match each other regardless of how each one scores on its own. That's why it's possible for both sides to come back green and still get flagged for asymmetry because they don't quite match each other.
How each region is rated
Each region is labeled Poor, Fair, Good, or Excellent based on your combined results in that area. This rating draws on both your running video metrics and any movement screen exercises tied to that region, so a region's rating reflects more than just one number.
Areas for Improvement and All Factors
Within a region, you'll see two groupings. Areas for Improvement lists the specific things that are holding that region back, meaning anything rated Poor or Fair, plus any factor where your left and right sides differ from each other more than expected, even if both sides otherwise look fine on their own. Other Factors lists everything else in that region that's already rated Good or Excellent.
Together, these give you a clear view of what's working well in a region and what specifically to focus on.