Lauren has been a runner for over 15 years. She competed heavily in triathlons and had the opportunity to race on the world stage in 2015 at the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Austria. She has been racing half marathons and marathons for many years, including the Boston Marathon in 2018. After becoming a parent in 2020, Lauren shifted gears out of running competitively and now focuses on coaching runners to reach their goals and managing the growing Running Physio clinic. 

After graduating with a Master’s Degree in Physiotherapy from the University of Toronto in 2011, Lauren continued her education at U of T’s School for Continuing Education, participating in a Business Management certificate program. During this time, Lauren worked at a large sports medicine clinic where her specialty grew to become gait analyses and lower extremity overuse injuries. In 2016, Lauren opened The Running Physio and created a cohesive and thorough onboarding course for clinicians joining the team. She also created the Real Running Course that is specifically designed to give physiotherapists actionable, simple assessment and treatment techniques to give clinicians confidence in treating runners of all levels and abilities.

When not thinking or brainstorming various big ideas, you’ll find Lauren at a yoga or pilates class, hanging out with her toddler daughter, or probably taking a too-long nap. Lauren is passionate about supporting other female entrepreneurs and loves connecting with like-minded women. She can be reached at lauren@therunningphysio.ca.

Continuing Education Background

• Level 3 Advanced Orthopaedic and Manual Therapy
• Certified Pilates Instructor
• Certified Kinesio Taping Practitioner (CKTP) 
• APTEI Acupuncture and Dry Needling Upper and Lower Extremity
• The Running Clinic - New Trends in the Prevention of Running Injuries
• Centre for Mindfulness Studies - Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
• University of Toronto Business Management Certificate

The Running Physio

The Running Physio is a well-established Physiotherapy clinic in Toronto providing top-quality physiotherapy, running assessment, registered massage therapy, run coaching, and nutrition consulting for people who love to move. We take pride in maintaining a reputation for effectively treating runners and non-runners with precision and confidence. We offer personable and highly-trained staff, high-end equipment and proprietary app technology, private rooms, and positive vibes.

“I tried physio before but…it didn’t really help". We got tired of hearing this all-too-common story. So we created our clinic with a mission to develop a safe space where we listen to you, validate your concerns, and provide you with a step-by-step plan to get better and get back to the things that make you happy. Our clinic is more than “just physio”. We are a female-run, family-friendly clinic with a continuous drive to do things better.

Your victories are ours. We love what we do.