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This paper models minimum foot clearance (MFC) data during steady-state gait to investigate how the various descriptive statistics of the MFC distribution differ in healthy young and elderly females. A minimum of 20min of treadmill walking was analysed for 17 young and 16 elderly females using a Peak Motus motion analysis system. The results indicated that none of the 33 participants’ MFC data sets were Normally distributed. The deviation from a Normal distribution was systematic (always skewness>0 and kurtosis>0). Skewness and kurtosis in MFC data was highly correlated (young: r=0.60, p=0.01; elderly: r=0.95, p<0.01). MFC descriptive statistics provide useful information about basic strategies used by individuals to minimize the likelihood of tripping. Possible strategies to minimize tripping include: (a) increasing MFC height central tendency, (b) reducing MFC variability, and/or (c) increasing right skewness …