History Main / GirlyRun

Any women with athletic training is likely to avoid this [[TruthInTelevision but there are a handful out there]]. It's also not exclusive to women and can be excused through the clothing they are wearing at the time or unusual terrain that prevents a traditional sprinting form.

** The ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2Remake'' shows (even in 2019) female characters aren't free from this. As Claire despite having a respectable sprint for the [[ZombieApocalypse situation]] throughout most of the game, at one point in her scenario [[https://youtu.be/e_DHrNfi1jo?t=359 girlishly runs down some stairs]] towards [[ChickMagnet Leon]] like a princess.

* Film/{{Spy}}: Rayna Boyanova [[https://i.imgur.com/BrDZ7OG.mp4 runs this way]] towards the end of the film to escape the car park. She is also justified because she is wearing high heels and a tight dress
* Film/{{MarsAttacks}}: Cindy Gomez and especially Barbara Land [[https://i.imgur.com/V1BdO9g.mp4 thus run]] to escape the bombardment of the Martians who attack Las Vegas

** Vanille in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII''

* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'': Hank and Dean each have a very... ''peculiar'' running style, as seen during the opening credits. The opening credits of episode 2x01 shows that their father has a third one.

Any women with athletic training is likely to avoid this [[TruthInTelevision but there are a handful out there]]. It's also not exclusive to women and can be excused through the clothing they are wearing at the time or unusual terrain that standard a traditional sprinting form.

A gait particular to female characters (and sometimes used to mock effeminate males).

In the most exaggerated Girly Run, the upper arms are kept high and pressed against the sides in order to control "bounce". The lower arms do not swing freely, and the hands are held upright with the fingers delicately clasped or hanging rather than forming fists or the stiffly pointed position favored by proper athletes. Often she will flex her wrists. The thighs are held together, but the calves may windmill out slightly, giving her a knock-kneed look, and her feet are lifted straight up, as though she were marching. Additionally, she carries her back straight up from the hips to the shoulders, rather than bent forward into the run. In extreme cases, she may even lean ''back'' slightly.

Variants include wildly-flailing arms rather than tightly-clenched arms; carrying the arms down and slightly out along the sides, not really bringing them up at all; running only on the toes rather than striking on the front of the foot (the way a barefoot person runs) or on the heel (as someone wearing running shoes does); and flapping hands.

You may notice that very few girls run this way in real life if they are actually trying to get somewhere fast, [[TruthInTelevision but there are a handful out there.]]

* In the ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' game series, Amy Rose, Cream the Rabbit, and Rouge the Bat will start off running like this, though they'll stop once they reach full speed. Hilariously, in ''[[VideoGame/SonicAdvanceTrilogy Sonic Advance 2]]'', Amy will Girly ''Spin Dash''.

* Agnea from ''VideoGame/OctopathTraveler2'' has this run cycle, fitting her upbeat nature and dreams of becoming a worldwide star.

* Azaka Kokuto from ''LightNovel/TheGardenOfSinners'' noticeably ran like this when she did a FoeTossingCharge, although it might be because she was running on the backs of pews to get directly to her target.

* Mikuru in ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'', especially in the student film shown in the first episode. It doesn't control her bouncing, though.

* Izaya from ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}'' lapses into this occasionally. Also skipping. He's also one of the most dangerous characters in the series.

* Cecilia in ''LightNovel/InfiniteStratos'' runs like this, most notably in the ending.

Contrast PowerWalk, UnflinchingWalk, and NinjaRun.

* Alice from ''VideoGame/ShadowHearts'' definitely runs like this.

** Malcolm Tucker from ''Series/TheThickOfIt'' and ''Film/InTheLoop'' is an aggressive, foul-mouthed, violent alpha male... who runs like a girl.

In the most exaggerated Girly Run, the upper arms are kept high and pressed against the sides in order to control [[{{Gainaxing}} "bounce"]]. The lower arms do not swing freely, and the hands are held upright with the fingers delicately clasped or hanging rather than forming fists or the stiffly pointed position favored by proper athletes. Often she will flex her wrists. The thighs are held together, but the calves may windmill out slightly, giving her a knock-kneed look, and her feet are lifted straight up, as though she were marching. Additionally, she carries her back straight up from the hips to the shoulders, rather than bent forward into the run. In extreme cases, she may even lean ''back'' slightly.

* Mikuru in ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'', especially in the student film shown in the first episode. It doesn't control her {{Gainaxing}}, though.

** Now he's [[Series/DoctorWho the Twelfth Doctor]], and yes, he ''still'' runs like that.

* Komachi/Cure Mint of ''Anime/YesPrettyCure5''.
** Reika/Cure Beauty of ''Anime/SmilePrettyCure'' does this as well.

* Lilith's walking animation in ''VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}}'' is more or less a hopping-on-tiptoes variation of this, reflecting her more playful and childish nature compared to [[HornyDevils Morrigan]]. She does it both [[https://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters2/lilith-skipfor.gif forward]] and [[https://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters2/lilith-skip.gif backwards.]]