Category
Athletics
Document Type
Paper
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of fatigue on footstrike patterns in two groups of habitually non-rearfoot runners. Twenty-eight runners participating in this study were divided into two groups by their weekly mileage. Participants completed a VO2max test to determine the velocity for the fatiguing run. Kinematic, physiological and biochemical data from the beginning and the remaining 3 minutes of fatiguing treadmill run were obtained. The overall time for fatiguing run exceeded 40 minutes (t = 48,1 ± 3,6 min.). The foot angle at the instant of initial contact significantly changed in both groups following fatigue. However, there was significantly less change in the high-mileage group of runners than in the mid-mileage group. The findings of the study suggest that utilizing consistent footstrike pattern in fatigue could probably depend on the fitness level of particular runner.
Recommended Citation
Urbaczka, Jan; Freedman Silvernail, Julia; and Jandacka, Daniel
(2020)
"FOOTSTRIKE PATTERNS OF HIGH AND MID-MILEAGE NON-REARFOOT RUNNERS DURING AN EXHAUSTIVE RUN,"
ISBS Proceedings Archive: Vol. 38:
Iss.
1, Article 89.
Available at:
https://commons.nmu.edu/isbs/vol38/iss1/89
