Most runners are handed the same two words when something hurts: rest and stretch. Nobody measures why it happened, so it happens again.
Run Lab is different. We measure your engine, your mechanics and your force output, model what they mean together, then build the program from those numbers. We then measure again — so you can see exactly what changed.
Running injuries are rarely bad luck. They're usually a load error, a strength deficit, or a mechanical pattern — and all three are measurable.
The problem is that measuring them normally means three separate appointments at three separate places: a physio for the injury, a sports lab for the physiology, a coach for the program. Three opinions, three sets of numbers, no one joining them up.
At Run Lab it's one team, one building, one set of numbers, one plan.
A plan built from data isn't finished when you get it. It's a loop — and the re-test is the part almost nobody does.
Four streams of data in one place.
Metabolic — VO₂ Max on the VO₂ Master Pro. Threshold — advanced blood lactate testing, analysed for LT1, LT2, fuel utilisation and predicted race pace.
Mechanical — 2D video and IMU gait analysis for cadence, foot-strike, pelvic control and left/right asymmetry.
Force — force plate testing for isometric mid-thigh pull, isometric squat, countermovement jump and the 10-5 reactive strength test.
Your numbers are analysed against age, sex and event benchmarks — metabolic data against endurance norms, force output against force-plate normative databases — to identify the specific limiter.
Not "you're a bit weak" — your left leg produces 12% less peak force and your cadence drops 9 steps in the final third.
A program written to your limiter. Rehab, strength, running, or all three. Delivered in our various softwares depending on your starting point.
Where load is the problem, the LEVER anti-gravity treadmill lets you keep running at reduced body weight while a load-sensitive injury settles — up to 70% impact reduction. Available at all three clinics.
You then repeat the same tests under the same protocol. You get a side-by-side comparison. This is the only honest way to know whether your training is working.
Data-drvien - not guesswork.
Most runners chasing this level of detail end up visiting three providers — a physiotherapy clinic, a sports-science lab, and a coach — and leave with sets of numbers that were never designed to be read together.
Everything below happens at GymTherapy, run by the same clinical team, feeding the same plan.
Your true VO₂ Max and ventilatory thresholds (VT1, VT2) — your performance ceiling
Identify your exact aerobic and anaerobic training zones with clinical-grade lactate testing.
Cadence, foot-strike, pelvic control, left/right asymmetry, and how they change with fatigue
Peak force, rate of force development, reactive strength, limb symmetry index
Running at reduced body weight while a load-sensitive injury settles
Physiotherapy and rehabilitation built for runners - not just to reduce pain, but to return to performance.
Every Run Lab client receives a written report. Not a printout of raw data — an interpretation.
If you already have a coach, we'll send the report to them.
Book a Run Lab Assessment
LOOKING TO UPGRADE YOUR RUNNING?
Every pathway starts with a Run Lab Assessment, ends with a re-test, and includes your Run Lab Report.
Start with the numbers
Book the $219 Run Lab Assessment. We measure first, then tell you which track fits — and credit the $219 toward it if you start within 30 days.
Talk it through first
Book a free 15-minute Discovery Call with our Clinical Director Stephen to discuss the right options for you.
| REBUILD60 days$1,758 | RESILIENCE12 weeks$2,099 | ELITE12 weeks$3,920 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run Lab Assessment (video gait + assessment) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Force Plate Strength & Power Testing | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Run Lab Report | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Physiotherapy treatment sessions | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| LEVER anti-gravity sessions | 3 | — | 2 |
| Return-to-run clearance | ✓ | — | — |
| Force plate strength & power profile | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 12-week strength & conditioning program | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| VO₂ Max testing | — | — | ✓ |
| Blood lactate testing | — | — | ✓ |
| TrainingPeaks run coaching | add $59/wk | add $59/wk | DRIVE incl. |
| Monthly coach reviews | — | — | ✓ |
| 12-week re-test & comparison report | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Package value | $1,956 | $2,432 | $4,884 |
| You pay | $1,758 | $2,099 | $3,920 |
| Upfront payment (10% discount) | $1583 | $1890 | $3528 |
| Payment plan (weekly direct debit) | $440/wk | $175/wk | $327/wk |
All prices include GST. Payment plans show the total payable. Results vary between individuals.
60 days · $1,7580 · value $1,956
Stop guessing with rest. Start rebuilding.
You've had this injury before — maybe more than once. Rest treats the symptom and leaves the cause where it was. REBUILD measures your mechanics and force production, identifies what's driving the injury, and rebuilds the capacity you're missing — while the LEVER anti-gravity treadmill keeps you running at reduced body weight. You finish with a formal return-to-run clearance based on measured criteria, not on how it feels.
Includes: Run Lab Assessment · gait analysis · complete force plate strength & power profile · 5 physiotherapy sessions · 3 LEVER anti-gravity sessions · Run Lab re-testing at 30 days · return-to-run clearance · Run Lab Report + beyond 30-day progression plan
Book your Strategy Call →12 weeks · $2,099 · value $2,432
Support your structural durability.
You're not injured. You'd like to keep it that way — through a build to a half, a full, or a first ultra. RESILIENCE profiles your force production on force plates: peak force, rate of force development, reactive strength, and how much your left leg differs from your right. Then twelve weeks of individualised strength work built to close those specific gaps — reviewed by a physiotherapist, re-tested at week 12 so you can see the change in the numbers.
Includes: Run Lab Assessment · gait analysis · complete force plate strength & power profile · 12-week individualised S&C program · 4 physio maintenance sessions · Run Lab re-testing at 12 weeks · Run Lab Report + beyond 12 weeks progression plan
Book your Strategy Call →12 weeks · $3,920 · value $4,884
Align your engine with your framework.
You're chasing a time. The complete package tests all the factors important for running performance - your VO₂ Max, your running economy, your full lactate curve — LT1, LT2, predicted race paces, running gait mechanics — and your force plate strength and power profile. Then twelve weeks of DRIVE coaching in TrainingPeaks, with monthly reviews. At week 12 you re-test — same protocol, same equipment, side-by-side numbers.
Includes: Run Lab Assessment · VO2 max test · blood lactate threshold test · complete force plate strength & power profile · gait analysis · 12 weeks DRIVE coaching with 3 monthly reviews · 6 physio-led maintenance sessions · 2 LEVER antigravity speed training sessions · 12-week individualised S&C program · VO2 max re-test · blood lactate re-test · Run Lab re-testing · Run Lab Report + beyond 12 weeks progression plan
Book your Strategy Call →Not sure WHERE TO START?
Fifteen minutes, free, no obligation. You'll speak with our Clincal Director & Coach Stephen Valassakis.
Bring your injury history, your training week and your race date. You'll get a straight answer on which option fits, what it would involve, and whether testing is even the right next step for you. If it isn't, we'll tell you that.
Online run coaching · Australia-wide
Any coach can write you a plan. Very few write it from your measured VO₂ Max, your actual lactate threshold and your real running gait data — because most coaches have never seen those numbers.
$59/week
$69/week
Both include: 12-week program with base, build and peak blocks · pace and HR zones loaded into TrainingPeaks
How it starts: 1. Book your Strategy call to set the goal and constraints — program built within 48 hours from your numbers, not a template. 3. Log into TrainingPeaks, sync your watch, start. First review at week 4 (CORE) or week 2 (DRIVE). Not in Brisbane? Coaching is delivered online Australia-wide — if you've had testing done elsewhere, send us the data and we'll build from it.
Same team, same equipment, same protocols at all three. The LEVER anti-gravity treadmill is available at every clinic. No referral required, HICAPS on the spot.
Reviews from clients we've worked with, whatever the goal. Our supportive team helps you reduce pain, return to performance and optimise your health.
"Came in to get my running gait assessed to prepare for my first half marathon. Awesome experience and got some really good insights and takeaways to help
me improve my running.
Steve was great to work with - thank you"
"Had such an amazing testing experience with Matthew, very easy to talk to, explained all the testing well and made the whole process very comfortable (as comfortable as you can be testing to max capacity) most importantly he had an abundance of knowledge and was able to answer all the questions and results to a level I was hoping for and you can tell he has a real passion for it and helping people perform well. Excited to go back for my next round of testing."
"Had my first consult with Steven today at Gym Therapy West End. Steven is very knowledgeable and passionate about this work, I am very happy with the results and have already booked in a follow up session.
I appreciate the time taken to explain everything and provide advice."
Common questions
Run Lab is GymTherapy's program for runners in Brisbane. It combines physiotherapy, physiological testing and run coaching into one measurement-led system: we test your aerobic capacity, lactate threshold, running mechanics and force production, build a program from those results, then re-test at 60 days or 12 weeks to measure what changed. There are three tracks — REBUILD for recurring injury, RESILIENCE for durability, and ELITE for performance.
The Run Lab Assessment is $219 and includes a physiotherapy assessment, video gait analysis, a force plate screen and your written Run Lab Report.
No. You can book online or by phone. If you have a Medicare Chronic Disease Management plan, NDIS plan or DVA referral we'll work with it, but no referral is required.
The physiotherapy components are claimable with HICAPS on the spot, subject to your level of extras cover. Performance testing and coaching are generally not claimable. We'll itemise your invoice so you can claim what's eligible.
At any of GymTherapy's three Brisbane clinics — West End (387 Montague Road), Newstead (27b Doggett Street) and Woolloongabba/East Brisbane (993 Stanley Street East). Our running gait analysis uses 2D video combined with IMU/gyroscope pods to measure cadence, foot-strike, pelvic control and left/right asymmetry, with live re-training cues and a written report. From $219 standalone, or included in every Run Lab track.
Often, yes — it depends on the injury. Our LEVER anti-gravity treadmill lets you run at reduced body weight, cutting impact by up to 70%, so a load-sensitive injury can settle without you losing aerobic fitness. Your physiotherapist will advise after assessment.
VO₂ Max measures your performance ceiling — the maximum oxygen your body can use. Lactate threshold measures your performance ability — the intensity you can actually hold. Two runners with identical VO₂ Max can race very differently because of threshold. The ELITE track measures both in a single 120-minute session, alongside your running economy and force plate profile, and reads them together.
No. Most Run Lab clients are recreational runners training for their first half marathon, or runners dealing with an injury that keeps returning. The tests are the same ones used in elite sport; the benchmarks are matched to your age, sex and event.
Yes. CORE and DRIVE coaching are delivered online Australia-wide through TrainingPeaks. If you've had physiological testing done elsewhere, send us the data and we'll build your program from it. Testing itself requires a visit to one of our Brisbane clinics.
You repeat the same tests, on the same equipment, under the same protocol as your baseline. You receive a second Run Lab Report showing your numbers side by side. This is how you know whether the program worked, rather than guessing from how you feel.
A standard physiotherapy assessment relies on clinical examination and history. Run Lab adds objective measurement — force plates, gait capture, metabolic and lactate testing — so the plan is built from your physiology rather than an estimate, and the outcome is re-measured rather than assumed.
The best first step is to book a Strategy Call with our Clinical Director, Stephen Valassakis. In that call we map out a roadmap for your running — where you are now, where you want to get to, and which pathway fits — so you begin with a clear plan rather than guessing. From there you can book your Run Lab Assessment or step straight into the track that suits you.
Book a session at one of our three Brisbane clinics, or call to talk through which service fits your goals. No referral required.
Brisbane's data-driven physiotherapy and performance testing clinic. We measure what matters, then build a plan from your numbers.