Variability in Running Economy of Kenyan World-Class and European Amateur Male Runners with Advanced Footwear Running Technology: Experimental and Meta-analysis Results.
Sports Med
; 53(6): 1255-1271, 2023 06.
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| ID: mdl-36862339
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Advanced footwear technology improves average running economy compared with racing flats in sub-elite athletes. However, not all athletes benefit as performance changes vary from a 10% drawback to a 14% improvement. The main beneficiaries from such technologies, world-class athletes, have only been analyzed using race times.OBJECTIVE:
The aim of this study was to measure running economy on a laboratory treadmill in advanced footwear technology compared to a traditional racing flat in world-class Kenyan (mean half-marathon time 5930 mins) versus European amateur runners.METHODS:
Seven world-class Kenyan and seven amateur European male runners completed a maximal oxygen uptake assessment and submaximal steady-state running economy trials in three different models of advanced footwear technology and a racing flat. To confirm our results and better understand the overall effect of new technology in running shoes, we conducted a systematic search and meta-analysis.RESULTS:
Laboratory results revealed large variability in both world-class Kenyan road runners, which ranged from a 11.3% drawback to a 11.4% benefit, and amateur Europeans, which ranged from a 9.7% benefit to a 1.1% drawback in running economy of advanced footwear technology compared to a flat. The post-hoc meta-analysis revealed an overall significant medium benefit of advanced footwear technology on running economy compared with traditional flats.CONCLUSIONS:
Variability of advanced footwear technology performance appears in both world-class and amateur runners, suggesting further testing should examine such variability to ensure validity of results and explain the cause as a more personalized approach to shoe selection might be necessary for optimal benefit.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Carrera
Tipo de estudio:
Health_economic_evaluation
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Systematic_reviews
Límite:
Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Sports Med
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA ESPORTIVA
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Alemania
Pais de publicación:
NEW ZEALAND
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NOVA ZELÂNDIA
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NUEVA ZELANDA
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NZ