Co-founder
Dr. Jennifer Masamitsu
PT, DPT, AAOMPT
Jenn has been a physical therapist since graduating from Regis University in 2009. She became an Orthopedic Certified Specialist in 2013. She then went on to complete a Fellowship with the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists in 2016 where her capstone project for her fellowship focused on current best research on running gait analysis and the latest research on treating running injuries. She now manages a team that designs user experiences for software products for a healthcare technology company. Through this work she strives to understand individuals and how they experience in the world. She enjoys coming up with creative solutions to address each person’s unique concerns and challenges.
Jenn has had a passion for running since she was 9 years old and ran her first mile race. She enjoys working with runners of all levels develop a passion for the sport and to achieve their goals. She has completed 12 marathons and countless half marathons. Over the years, Jenn’s relationship with running has developed and matured. Running has enriched Jenn’s life and she sees many parallels with hard work and discipline needed for successful training and racing and the persistence needed to find success and fulfillment in life. Jenn hopes to share this passion with others and to work together to find ways for running to enrich the experience of life.
Co-founder
Dr. Mark Andersen-Nissen
PT, DPT, COMT
Mark first started running recreationally in college and upon graduating decided to enter his first road race, the Denver Rock ‘n Roll Marathon and has been hooked ever since. He later worked in a local run specialty shop in Denver where he developed a strong working knowledge of all the running products and technologies. It was there that Mark first started to analyze people’s gait on the treadmill and this opened up a whole new world of interest in running and running mechanics.
Mark became a physical therapist in 2017 to explore his passion for running and biomechanical analysis of movement. He later achieved his COMT (certified orthopedic manual therapy), an advanced certification with an emphasis on clinical reasoning and hands-on treatment in order to better treat his runners.
As a physical therapist, Mark often treats patients who have sustained running injuries and has a passion for problem-solving the training errors and biomechanical break-downs that lead to injury. Through his work, Mark has developed a passion for teaching runners about the importance of strength training, mobility work, running form, and training frequency to help keep his athletes on their feet and out of the clinic.