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No prospective running gait analyses have previously been performed in military settings.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Aim<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>We aimed to identify biomechanical gait factors and anthropometric variables associated with increased risk of TSF.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>1065 Royal Marines recruits were assessed in week 2 of training. Bilateral plantar pressure and three-dimensional lower limb kinematics were obtained for barefoot running at 3.6\u2005m\/s, providing dynamic arch index, peak heel pressure and lower limb joint angles. 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