[Version 1.18.2, SOLVED] Make the player run in place

[LeeCrafts]

I am trying to implement a goofy mechanic in which--when a player tries to run--it runs in place for like 1 second before taking off with greater speed. Currently I am able to cancel the player's movement temporarily, but the player does not display a running animation (i.e. arms and legs are not swinging) while being "frozen." Is there any way to make a player look like its running in place without having to manually render custom animations?

Edited May 28, 2022 by LeeCrafts

[LeeCrafts]

Solved. I needed to change the player's animationSpeed upon handling a RenderLivingEvent event.