A Florida International University alum is sprinting ahead in the tech field with a wearable device aimed at helping runners fine-tune their form—and potentially evade injuries. Lara Garcia, alongside partner Juan Fortich of Florida Atlantic University, developed DashOne, a prototype system of sensors that runners can wear to get real-time feedback on their motion, Local10 reported.

Winning a cool $10,000 at a pitch competition, the duo's idea might just be the next big step in sports technology, designed to show whether runners are in danger of injury by stepping over proper form thresholds. “I realized that there is no tool on the market that can help students or athletes, like myself, better understand our bodies and what our form looks like, and then enhance it.” Garcia told Local10 in a statement. Incorporating accelerometers, gyroscopes, and magnetometers, DashOne measures a riot of vital stats, including body orientation and rotation, to signal runners with a green light for good form and a red light when corrections are needed.

DashOne isn't just about performance; it's a statement of inclusivity.“We don’t want to make this an intimidating product that you feel that only the top 0.1% of runners can use,” Garcia said, explaining her design philosophy to Local10. Her vision for the product is shaped as much by her personal experiences as by the broader athletic community in South Florida.

The DashOne innovation, inspired by Garcia’s hardships while training for a half marathon, embodies a mix of sports enthusiasm and engineering acumen; Garcia detailed to NBCMiami, "DashOne is building wearable technology that improves the form of long-distance runners in order to improve their performance. How we're doing that is by using reinforcement cues,"  The tech brims with cutting-edge features packed into the device, which includes an Arduino Nano microcontroller, and the cocreators are eagerly aiming to downsize it to a more wearable and less intrusive form factor.