Towards a biomechanical understanding of performance improvement with advanced running shoes

Nigg, Benno M.; Subramanium, Ashna; Matijevich, Emily

doi:10.1080/19424280.2022.2127543

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“…High variability in biomechanical and physiological measurements, as well as performance, suggests that individual characteristics of runners may play an important role in the effectiveness of TARS. Therefore, individual analyses have recently been postulated 41 and should be performed in larger samples in the future. Factors such as foot strike pattern are suggested to interact with TARS 1 , indicating that optimal performance running shoes may require individualised solutions.…”

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Technologically advanced running shoes reduce oxygen cost and cumulative tibial loading per kilometer in recreational female and male runners

Werkhausen,

Lund-Hansen,

Wiedenbruch

et al. 2024

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Technologically advanced running shoes (TARS) improve performance compared to classical running shoes (CRS). Improved race performance has been attributed to metabolic savings in male runners, but it remains unclear if these same benefits are experienced among females and in recreational runners. The mechanisms behind these benefits are still not fully understood despite the need for optimisation, and their influence on injury mechanisms has not been explored. Here we combined biomechanical, physiological, and modelling approaches to analyse joint mechanics, oxygen uptake, and tibial load in nineteen male and female recreational runners running with CRS and TARS at their individual lactate threshold speed (12.4 ± 1.9 km/h). Oxygen uptake was 3.0 ± 1.5% lower in TARS than in CRS. Ankle dorsiflexion, joint moment and joint power were reduced in TARS compared to CRS at various phases of stance including midstance, while knee joint mechanics were mostly similar throughout. There were no significant differences for tibial bending moment during the stance phase but cumulative tibial damage per kilometre was 12 ± 9% lower in TARS compared to CRS. Our results suggest that running with TARS reduces oxygen cost in recreational female and male runners, which may partly be explained by differences in lower limb joint mechanics. The lower cumulative tibial bone load with TARS may allow runners to run longer distances in this type of shoe compared to CRS.

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Technologically advanced running shoes reduce oxygen cost and cumulative tibial loading per kilometer in recreational female and male runners

Werkhausen,

Lund-Hansen,

Wiedenbruch

et al. 2024

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“…Variation in footwear design and usage mirrors variation in opinions about shoes and their relevance to performance and injury prevention (9,11). Compared with the barefoot condition, shoes provide increased comfort and protection, and can improve certain aspects of performance such as economy and speed (8,(12)(13)(14). Shoes also influence how the foot interacts with the ground and other aspects of locomotor biomechanics (15)(16)(17)(18).…”

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Biomechanical Tradeoffs in Foot Function From Variations in Shoe Design

Yawar

Lieberman

2023

Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews

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There is debate and confusion over how to evaluate the biomechanical effects of running shoe design. Here, we use an evolutionary perspective to analyze how key design features of running shoes alter the evolved biomechanics of the foot, creating a range of tradeoffs in force production and transmission that may affect performance and vulnerability to injury. Key Words: shoe design, running injuries, running economy, gait biomechanics, evolutionary tradeoffs KEY POINTS• Shoe design features such as sole stiffness and heel height affect many aspects of the evolved biomechanical functions of the foot • An evolutionary perspective contradicts the notion of an "optimal" shoe by viewing these effects as tradeoffs between competing biomechanical variables that may affect performance and vulnerability to injury • The costs and benefits of these tradeoffs are closely related to the injury history and the goals of the runner, further contradicting the idea of an "optimal" shoe • A tradeoff perspective is a useful way to evaluate how different shoe designs affect the diverse goals and needs of runners

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Fifty years of performance‐related sports biomechanics research

Yeadon

Pain

2023

Journal of Biomechanics

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Towards a biomechanical understanding of performance improvement with advanced running shoes

Cited by 5 publications

References 19 publications

Technologically advanced running shoes reduce oxygen cost and cumulative tibial loading per kilometer in recreational female and male runners

Technologically advanced running shoes reduce oxygen cost and cumulative tibial loading per kilometer in recreational female and male runners

Biomechanical Tradeoffs in Foot Function From Variations in Shoe Design

Fifty years of performance‐related sports biomechanics research

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