Vanessa is a Physiotherapist by trade. With a bachelor's degree from Concordia University in Montreal in Athletic Therapy and a Master's degree in Physiotherapy from Brunel University in London, she has a front row seat to runner's injuries, needs and patterns.

Through her practice she noticed that runners from all distances struggled with managing volume. An inconsistent volume, or a mismanaged return to running after a break very often leads to pain. This is the problem she wanted to fix.

The idea for LODE came from fixing her own problem in physiotherapy practice. What tools do physios have to help return patients to loading safely? How can I track my load, internal and external to prevent injury to begin with? How can we really know the effect of one run on the body? Anyone who's ever run, even sporadically, can tell you that 5km does not always feel the same. There are so many factors inside and outside that affect the real difficulty of a run on the body. This is what LODE calculates and translates to actionable recommendations.

We take real data from fitness wearables, calculate the load that specific runs generate, and prescribe a plan tailored to your needs. From frequency, to planning period, to target training phase, this is personalized to YOUR goals, YOUR frequency, and YOUR real data.