Stride frequency patterns during both treadmill and outdoor running in endurance runners
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https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v57.104569Keywords:
Cadencia, Economía de Carrera, Velocidad, Exterior (Cadence, Running Economy, Velocity, Outdoor)Abstract
This study aimed i) to study the agreement between a sports watch (Suunto Ambit2) with a photoelectric device (Optogait) as a reference instrument on measuring stride frequencies (SF) and stride lengths (SL); ii) to observe the stride patterns during outdoor running; and iii) to analyse the effect of SF manipulations on running economy monitored by a gas analyser and based on the observational analysis. One hundred and sixty recreational runners were analysed at speeds between 8-14 km·h-1. The Suunto Ambit2 agreed with the reference system [r=0.99 (0.99-1.00); Typical Error of the Estimate=0.58 strides∙min-1 and 0.02m]. Runners tended to maintain SF constant [Coefficient of Variation (CV)=2.4%]) during variations in speed (CV=6.8%) while relied on SL (CV=6.5%) adjustments during outdoor running. Finally, runners seemed to maintain a low running cost with their auto-selected SF (average=81.3 strides∙min-1), but an increase of up to 12% could be benefit when speed changes, without running cost detriment.
Key words: Cadence, Running Economy, Velocity, Outdoor.
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