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Sixteen female international representative rugby sevens athletes completed forward and backward overground running from 40% to 100% of maximum velocity. Spatiotemporal variables were derived from ground embedded force plates and three\u2010dimensional motion analysis. A segmented mixed modelling approach was used to model the relationship between spatiotemporal variables and running velocity. At velocities up to 5.95 and 3.27\u00a0m\u00b7s\n                    <jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\n                    in forward and backward running, respectively, increases in ground contact distance, swing distance, and hence, stride length were observed. In forward running, our analyses revealed a distinct plateau in stride length at velocities above 5.95\u00a0m\u00b7s\n                    <jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\n                    , with a rapid rise in stride frequency thereafter. Backward running exhibited a similar, but distinct strategy at higher velocities; the increase in stride length became more conservative above 3.27\u00a0m\u00b7s\n                    <jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\n                    , whereas stride frequency became more prominent. Reductions in ground contact time and swing time accompanied the increase in stride frequency. Athletes displayed a greater reliance on increasing stride length at lower velocities, but its contribution declined as velocity increased. Thus, a change in strategy to that of increasing stride frequency was required. Forward running velocity may be enhanced by promoting rapid leg turnover during the swing\u2010phases. 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