Comparison of running economy on different surfaces

KALINA, Tomáš and Jaroslava CHOVANCOVÁ. Comparison of running economy on different surfaces. In ZVONAŘ, Martin et al. Sport ve vědě, věda ve sportu 2012 : sborník příspěvků ze studentské vědecké konference. Brno: Fakulta sportovních studií MU, 2012, p. 96-104. ISBN 978-80-210-6080-7.

Basic information

• Original name: Comparison of running economy on different surfaces
• Authors: KALINA, Tomáš (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Jaroslava CHOVANCOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: Brno, Sport ve vědě, věda ve sportu 2012 : sborník příspěvků ze studentské vědecké konference, p. 96-104, 9 pp. 2012.
• Publisher: Fakulta sportovních studií MU

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Proceedings paper
• Field of Study: Sport and leisure time activities
• Country of publisher: Czech Republic
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• Publication form: storage medium (CD, DVD, flash disk)
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14510/12:00062348
• Organization unit: Faculty of Sports Studies
• ISBN: 978-80-210-6080-7
• Keywords in English: running economy; surface; oxygen uptake
• Tags: rivok

Abstract

This study compared running economy on different surfaces (tartan, cinder and asphalt) between long distance runners (n = 10). We used Oxycon Mobile, Tanita BC-543 a Polar S610i. All test subjects were running at the same road racing running shoes. Subjects ran 4 stages for 4 minutes on velocities 10, 12, 14 and 16 km/h with 4 minute break on each surface. The monitored parameters were average oxygen uptake (VO2; ml/min) resp. relative oxygen uptake per kilogram of runner’s body mass (VO2/BM; ml/min/kg) on different velocities. Differences metabolic-energy running economy indicators were assessed statistically using a post-hoc Fisher's LSD test. We did not found significant differences (p < 0,05) between surfaces, lowest values (VO2 and VO2/BM) were on asphalt. Differences of average values of VO2/BM (for 10, 12, 14, resp. 16 km/h) on tartan (35.76, 40.83, 47.25 and 54.51 ml/min/kg), cinder (34.91, 41.60, 47.48 and 54.28 ml/min/kg) and asphalt (34.42, 39.20, 44.44 and 52.34 ml/min/kg) were on the edge of device error (50 ml/min), so the only conclusion is the asphalt is the most convenient surface according energetic aspect for this specific shoes.

Links

• MUNI/A/0975/2011, interní kód MU: Name: Ekonomika vytrvalostního běhu na různých površích tratě u výkonnostních běžců (Acronym: RUNECO)

Investor: Masaryk University, Category A