Determinants of last lap speed in paced and maximal 1500-m time trials.

Purpose: The present study identified the physiological and performance characteristics that are deterministic during a maximal 1500-m time trial and in paced 1500-m time trials, with an all-out last lap.

Methods: Thirty-two trained middle-distance runners (n = 21 male, VO: 72.1 ± 3.

Overreaching Attenuates Training-induced Improvements in Muscle Oxidative Capacity.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to determine whether muscle oxidative capacity is influenced by alterations in training volume in middle-distance runners.

Methods: Twenty-four highly trained middle-distance runners (n = 16 males; V˙O2peak = 73.3(4.

Quantifying the Training-Intensity Distribution in Middle-Distance Runners: The Influence of Different Methods of Training-Intensity Quantification.

Purpose: To compare the training-intensity distribution (TID) across an 8-week training period in a group of highly trained middle-distance runners employing 3 different methods of training-intensity quantification.

Methods: A total of 14 highly trained middle-distance runners performed an incremental treadmill test to exhaustion to determine the heart rate (HR) and running speed corresponding to the ventilatory thresholds (gas-exchange threshold and respiratory-compensation threshold), as well as fixed rating of perceived exertion (RPE) values, which were used to demarcate 3 training-intensity zones. During the following 8 weeks, the TID (total and percentage of time spent in each training zone) of all running training sessions (N = 695) was quantified using continuous running speed, HR monitoring, and RPE.

An examination of treadmill running familiarisation in barefoot and shod conditions in healthy men.

Running on a treadmill is an activity that is novel to many people. Thus, a familiarisation period may be required before reliable and valid determinations of biomechanical parameters can be made. The current study investigated the time required for treadmill familiarisation under barefoot and shod running conditions.