In this episode of the Art and Science of Running Podcast, Malc talks with Alper Aydemir, founder of Volumental foot scanning technology company. During the hour long conversation Alper describes how he developed the original technology and then applied it to helping people scan their feet to better understand their foot shape.

This episode touches on entrepreneurialism, technology that can help runners, and just how an innovative idea can find its feet. As Alper explains, Volumental is the household name in foot scanning and can be found in more than 12,000 stores worldwide – helping runners get a better match between their feet and their new shoes. 

This is a published research report from Volumental focusing on how different ethnicities have different shaped feet and why that should matter to footwear brands – Analysis of 1.2 million foot scans from North America, Europe and Asia

Volumental powers Fleet Feet’s Drop Shop  For more information, please visit: www.volumental.com

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This is episode is presented by RunScribe food pods and the remote gait analysis provided by show host, Malc Kent of Runfisix.

THE ULTIMATE REMOTE GAIT ANALYSIS SOLUTION

A set of RunScribe pods and a remote gait analysis

RunScribe Pods

RunScribe pods are the most comprehensive and affordable running gait sensors in the consumer and professional market today. They are used by more than 500 leading clinics, training centers and research laboratories around the world. They have also been used by many of the world’s well known shoe manufacturers for shoe research and development. Their suite of lab validated and trusted metrics thoroughly profile your running gait no matter what environment or event you are running in.

Along with the comprehensive set of core gait metrics (many of which measure the left and right side independently) you also get the ability to record specific pain points for a run, tag the model of shoes you wore and tag the type of terrain you ran on. 

More on RunScribe: https://runscribe.com

More on the core metrics: https://runscribe.com/metrics/

Runfisix Analysis

Runfisix’s world leading gait analysis allows you to get the most out of your RunScribe pods by providing a detailed assessment of exactly how you run in your normal environment and what this means for you in terms of injury prevention,