Slow Motion Video of Running: Side View In the slow motion video of this high level female runner, various biomechanical characteristics of running gait can be clearly seen. Note that, in running, the center of mass (CoM) of the body is at its highest level above the ground at the middle of the forward recovery phase (i.e. double float phase) and the CoM is at its lowest level at the middle of midsupport. Much like a bouncing ball or a child on a pogo stick, running uses the storage of potential