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ArticleSports medicine - open2015

Running economy: measurement, norms, and determining factors.

Kyle R Barnes, Andrew E Kilding

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Article in Sports medicine - open, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06485063 (Effects of Myofascial Reorganization on Running Performance, and Lower Limb Biomechanical, Viscoelastic, and Thermographic Properties of Triathletes), which is not on this map. Cited by 182 papers, 11 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06485063 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Myofascial Reorganization on Running Performance, and Lower Limb Biomechanical, Viscoelastic, and Thermographic Properties of Triathletes: a Randomized Clinical Trial.

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of the State of Santa CatarinaRan2024 to 2025Enrolled60ConditionsHealthyArmsMyofascial Reorganization, PLACEBO Myofascial Reorganization
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Who cites it

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  17. The Effect of Acetaminophen on Running Economy and Performance in Collegiate Distance Runners.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  19. Effect of low- and high-carbohydrate diets on swimming economy: a crossover study.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Kyle R BarnesSports Performance Research Institute New Zealand, AUT University, Auckland, New Zealand. kyle.barnes@yahoo.com.
Andrew E KildingSports Performance Research Institute New Zealand, AUT University, Auckland, New Zealand.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Running economy (RE) is considered an important physiological measure for endurance athletes, especially distance runners. This review considers 1) how RE is defined and measured and 2) physiological and biomechanical factors that determine or influence RE. It is difficult to accurately ascertain what is good, average, and poor RE between athletes and studies due to variation in protocols, gas-analysis systems, and data averaging techniques. However, representative RE values for different caliber of male and female runners can be identified from existing literature with mostly clear delineations in oxygen uptake across a range of speeds in moderately and highly trained and elite runners. Despite being simple to measure and acceptably reliable, it is evident that RE is a complex, multifactorial concept that reflects the integrated composite of a variety of metabolic, cardiorespiratory, biomechanical and neuromuscular characteristics that are unique to the individual. Metabolic efficiency refers to the utilization of available energy to facilitate optimal performance, whereas cardiopulmonary efficiency refers to a reduced work output for the processes related to oxygen transport and utilization. Biomechanical and neuromuscular characteristics refer to the interaction between the neural and musculoskeletal systems and their ability to convert power output into translocation and therefore performance. Of the numerous metabolic, cardiopulmonary, biomechanical and neuromuscular characteristics contributing to RE, many of these are able to adapt through training or other interventions resulting in improved RE.

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PMID27747844
PMCPMC4555089

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