Running footwear matters: decoding the influence of running shoe characteristics on physiology, biomechanics and running performance (PhD Academy Award)

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Recently, a new running shoe concept has been launched, which has revolutionised footwear design, named AFT. This type of running footwear is defined by the combination of: (1) reduced shoe mass, (2) greater rocker geometry, (3) a curved carbon fibre plate or other element embedded in the midsole in order to increase longitudinal bending stiffness (LBS), (4) more compliant and resilient midsole foams (ie, polyether block amide (PEBA)) to provide cushioning and responsiveness and (5) increased midsole thickness (figure 1A). Although this shoe demonstrated improvements in running economy, it is not known what impact it has had on road running performance, the events for which it was designed. In addition, the impact of each of its characteristics has not been evaluated in order to understand by which mechanisms AFT improves running performance. My PhD sought to answer these questions.
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  • University of Castilla La-Mancha

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