Foot strike patterns of runners at the 15-km point during an elite-level half marathon

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 888-893

  Hasegawa, Hiroshi ^a   Yamauchi, Takeshi ^b   Kraemer, William J ^c  

^a RYUKOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Distance running; Endurance athletes; Locomotion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMAN; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; RUNNING; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PRESSURE; RUNNING; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 34548612452     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/R-22096.1     Document Type: Article

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