Hi! I'm Justin Matties! I recently completed my Master's degree in kinesiology at California State University, East Bay and will be pursuing a Ph.D. in kinesiology at UMass Amherst in Dr. Katherine Boyer's lab. My master's thesis involved two 8-week footwear interventions with "super shoes" and traditional racing flats in competitive cross-country runners. This research investigated how training in super shoes versus traditional racing flats affects runner's biomechanics, metabolic efficiency, and functional outcomes of interest.