Why Connor Mantz Knees Don’t Hurt Even Though it Looks Like They Should

Dylan Glass, PT, DPT, SMTC

Published on: 13/10/2025

So if you haven’t seen him run go ahead give it a quick Google. The guy is a spectacle. He just set the American marathon record at Chicago in 2:04. But one thing that has always stood out to me with him is how unique and awful looking his form is at first glance. Anyone could see it. Looks like his knees have magnets pulling them together. But at second glance I noticed a few specific things.