running economy Archives

Running Shoes And The Law Of Diminishing Returns

By VDOTO2-Author|2024-01-23T13:22:00-05:00March 12th, 2015|Biomechanics|

Linking current research to running By Nikki Reiter Every once and a while, a wonderful little thing happens. A researcher decides to do a systematic review of a topic and then presents their findings in a paper. I get a little excited when the topic pertains to running. Recently, a team of researchers reviewed how […]

Science On The Run: Explaining the Kenyan Advantage In A Moment (Arm)

By VDOTO2-Author|2015-01-29T14:13:07-05:00January 29th, 2015|Biomechanics|

Linking current research to running By Nikki Reiter It is believed that at the highest level of running performance, running economy is the most crucial factor dictating performance. So, who better than a homogenous sample of some of the best distance runners in the world to challenge this idea? An international team of researchers published […]