ISSN:
1439-6327
Keywords:
Oxygen uptake
;
Distance running
;
Gait
;
Fatigue
;
Aerobic demand
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Following treadmill accommodation and a 3-day period of tapered running, ten well-trained male distance runners [ $$\bar x$$ maximum oxygen uptake ( $$\dot VO_{2max} $$ ) = 71.3 ml · kg−1 · min−1] performed two 10-min level treadmill runs designed to assess running economy at 90% $$\dot VO_{2max} $$ . Video recordings were obtained during the last minute of each run to quantify selected gait descriptors. Two to 3 days following the second economy run, each subject completed 30 min of high-intensity (HI) running at 90% $$\dot VO_{2max} $$ . One, 2, and 4 days after the HI run, subjects repeated the 10-min economy runs. Compared to pre HI-run values, no significant change (P 〉 0.05) in running economy was observed during the post-HI runs. Biomechanical analyses also revealed that running style remained unaltered after the HI run. These results support earlier findings obtained on moderately trained subjects featuring measurement of running economy and gait mechanics at less-demanding intensities and suggest that among well-trained athletes, 30 min of HI running does not elicit an increase in $$\dot VO_2 $$ or disrupt gait mechanics over the short term in subsequent distance runs performed at near-maximal speeds.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02425486
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