Activate your glutes while contracting your core in order to achieve a more efficient run stride. If you leave your core out of the equation, your lower back will try to compensate for hip extension.
Side Plank Leg Swings:
Activate your obliques and hip stabilizers through your run stride. Focus on maintaining shoulder/knee/hip alignment, keep your hips pressed forward, and make sure your swing leg stays in line with your body like you're running.
1/2 Kneeling Psoas Activation:
Learn how to engage and strengthen your psoas while keeping your hips stable and even (don't hike the side that's lifting). Be careful not to let the knee go out to the side.
Standing Band-Resisted Hip Flexor Activation:
Keep your glutes engaged and maintain psoas activation throughout the movement in order to achieve core/hip dissociation. Try not to let your lower back arch, and focus on pulling from the hip instead of the core. Try it barefoot for extra stabilization through the feet.
Single Leg March with Lateral Band Resistance:
Focus on activating through the lateral hip stabilizers while driving the knee forward. Focus on keeping the hips level and square, and maintain good posture.
Back Lunges with Pallof Press:
Focus on keeping your hips square and your pelvis neutral (no excessive anterior or posterior tilt). Keeping your arms straight and shoulders pulled back will allow the obliques to activate and stabilize throughout the movement.
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