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ArticleEuropean journal of applied physiology2024

The effect of advanced footwear technology on elite male marathon race speed.

Jamie Oliver Langley, Ben Langley

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Article in European journal of applied physiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Jamie Oliver LangleyDepartment of Higher Education Sport, Loughborough College, Radmoor Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3BT, UK. Jamie.langley@loucoll.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-1271-1819
Ben LangleySport and Physical Activity, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 4QP, UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe aim of this study was to explore the ergogenic effect of advanced footwear technology (AFT) upon world-class male marathon running speed.

methodA retrospective analysis of 99 world-class male marathon runners' performances between 2012 and 2021 was undertaken, providing a sample size of 971 performances, split into two footwear groups: AFT (n = 299) and traditional (n = 672). Additionally, details regarding the year of the marathon performance and racecourse were extracted. A mixed model for repeated measures (MMRM) analysis were undertaken identifying athlete (Wald Z = 2.821; p = .005) and course (Wald Z = 4.111; p < 0.001) as significant contributors to the variance in marathon running speed and as such were included as random factors with footwear type set as a fixed factor.

resultsWorld-class male marathon running speeds were significantly faster (p < 0.001) when running in AFT (5.441 m

conclusionOur findings demonstrate an improvement in world-class male marathon running speed of 1% when running in AFT, a near identical degree of improvement to the male marathon world record ran in AFT. Whilst a 1% improvement in marathon running times associated with AFT is smaller than previously predicted utilizing laboratory-based models, this still reflects a significant degree of improvement at the elite level.

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Marathon RunningRunningHumansMaleRetrospective StudiesShoesTime FactorsAdvanced footwear technology (AFT)Race performanceRunning shoe technologySuper shoesTechnological doping

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PMID37922023

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