History Main / GirlyRun

** The above quote, by Dr.Evil, is said immediatly after the above. What makes this even funnier, is that not even ten minutes later (I think. This troper's memory is a little fuzzy on this...), after formulating a plan [[spoiler:with his brother, Austin Powers]], he can be seen [[HypocriticalHumor running like a girl.]]

In the most exaggerated GirlyRun, the upper arms are pressed against the sides in order to control [[{{Gainaxing}} tit-bounce]]. The lower arms do not swing freely, and her hands are held high in a delicate, open position, rather than in 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

* Kagome of {{Inuyasha}} does a bit of this throughout the show's run.

* Gilbert from Pandora Hearts does this in the first omake.

* Tsuruhime from ''SengokuBasara'' runs like this, holding her bow in one hand. It's a wonder how anyone can run so fast with their knees bent at such an angle. Her IdleAnimation also has her sway mincingly from side to side for no apparent reason other than to look girly.

* ''EdEddnEddy.'' Edd runs like this. Sorta. No wonder some people thought he was a girl at first.

-->--'''Kramer''' to '''George'', in ''[[{{Seinfeld}} The Airport]]''

-->--Kramer to George, in [[{{Seinfeld}} "The Airport"]]

-->--[[AustinPowers Dr. Evil]]

[[caption-width-right:150:{{Paprika}} kindly demonstrates how to run like a girl.]]

* Kairi and Namine from ''KingdomHearts''. Xion, Larxene, and Aqua, however, all have normal looking runs, which might have something to do with the fact that they're playable characters.

* Kairi and Namine from ''KingdomHearts''. They do it on separate occasions, but when they're both doing it at the same time, it becomes flat-out Narm.

* In ''{{Knights of the Old Republic}}'' and its sequel, fem!PCs move their hips overmuch when they run. Like, really overmuch.

* This trope is somewhat present ''{{Dragon Age}}'' - females hold their arms up close to the body with minimal swing as they appear to ''hop-jog'' in there intended direction, whereas males pump their arms and run like, you know, ''normal people do''.