Foot strike patterns and ground contact times during high-calibre middle-distance races

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1275-1283

  Hayes, Phil ^a   Caplan, Nicholas ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

endurance; fatigue; gait; locomotion; Running

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BIOMECHANICS; ENDURANCE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOOT; FOREFOOT; HUMAN; MALE; RUNNING; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BIOMECHANICS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOOT; FOREFOOT, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RUNNING; SEX FACTORS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84865187001     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2012.707326     Document Type: Article

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