ArticleEuropean journal of applied physiology2025
Skeletal muscle elastic modulus in marathon distance runners.
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- Rectus Femoris Neuromechanical Responses to Exercise-Induced 3% Body Mass Loss by Baseline Hydration Status: A Randomized Group Comparison.Nutrients · 2026Trial
- Stiffness and Running Performance: From the Tissue to the Body: A Narrative Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Review
- Physiological Resilience: What Is It and How Might It Be Trained?Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2025Review
- Biomarkers of muscle damage and oxidative stress and biomechanical responses of two different advanced footwear technology shoes to a 60-min running test in competitive long-distance runners.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Skeletal muscle shear elastic modulus is a non-invasive surrogate for early detection of muscle damage and soreness consequent to unaccustomed eccentric muscle work. We investigated the influence of marathon distance running on skeletal muscle shear elastic modulus. Shear modulus of the rectus femoris was measured via ultrasound shear wave elastography in 80 participants (30 female, 50 male) before and after running a World Marathon Major. Experience level, muscle soreness and run readiness were surveyed. Pre-marathon shear elastic modulus was lower in competitive vs recreational runners (13.0 ± 4.6 vs 15.6 ± 5.6 kPa; P = 0.0014), lower for fastest vs slowest finish times (11.6 ± 3.0 vs 16.9 ± 6.5 kPa; P = < 0.0001) and associated with marathon finish time (r = - 0.40; P < 0.0003). Marathon running increased shear modulus (~ 23%), irrespective of experience, sex or course, but was blunted in runners wearing highly cushioned footwear with plates who had matched finish times (Other = ~ 31% vs Vaporfly = ~ 17%). Muscle soreness was strongly associated with run readiness (R
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