Running mechanics during the world's most challenging mountain ultramarathon

International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 608-614

  Degache, Francis ^a   Morin, Jean Benoît ^b   Oehen, Lukas ^c   Guex, Kenny ^a   Giardini, Guido ^d   Schena, Federico ^e   Millet, Guillaume Y ^c   Millet, Grégoire P ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES WESTERN SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

^b University of Nice Sophia Antipolis   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^d Aosta Hospital   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anticipatory adaptations; Safer technique; Sleep deprivation; Spring mass behavior

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; HUMAN; LOWER LIMB; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; SLEEP DEPRIVATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; RUNNING; SLEEP DEPRIVATION;

EID: 84985986722     PISSN: 15550265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijspp.2015-0238     Document Type: Article

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