Dr. Joe Warne is actively engaged in education of research methods and sports science as a lecturer at Technological University Dublin. He is the key instigator of this large collaborative replication project. He has multiple academic publications and is known for having a critical and unapologetic approach to research quality. He has also delivered conference talks on the lack of validity of technological monitoring in sport. His primary area of expertise is the physiology and biomechanics of running and footwear science.