We thank Jackson Brill,Ross Wilkinson,Kyle Sterns,and James Tripp Hurt for help with recruiting and testing and Alena Grabowski for loaning us her Parvo system while ours was on the fritz.The running shoes used for this study were provided by Nike.
Background:Compared to conventional racing shoes,Nike Vaporfly 4% running shoes reduce the metabolic cost of level treadmill running by4%.The reduction is attributed to their lightweight,highly compliant,and resilient...
supported by the University of Franche Comte' (France) and the Exercise, Performance, Health, and Innovation platform of Besancon
Purpose: This study was designed to characterize and compare the vertical(kvert) and leg(kleg) stiffness measured during running in two different footwear conditions on negative, level, and positive slopes, using...