How to Maintain Maximal Straight Path Running Speed on a Curved Path in Sprint Events

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This study aims to clarify the ideal technique for running on a curved path during sprinting events. Participants were twelve male track and field athletes including long jumpers and sprinters. The participants performed a 60-m sprint with maximal effort on straight and curved paths. Participants were divided into "good curve runners" and "poor curve runners" according to the curved path running speed relative to that of the straight path. Kinematic variables and ground reaction forces (GRFs) were registered and compared between the groups and paths. The running speed, step length, and flight distance of the outside leg on the curved path were lower than on the straight path only in poor curve runners. The medial-lateral GRF and impulse showed an increase during curved path running for both groups. However, the maximum posterior GRF and impulse decreased only in poor curve runners. The ideal technique for running on a curved path is to maintain the same kinematics and kinetics in the sagittal plane as on a straight path.

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Ohnuma, H., Tachi, M., Kumano, A., & Hirano, Y. (2018). How to Maintain Maximal Straight Path Running Speed on a Curved Path in Sprint Events. Journal of Human Kinetics, 62(1), 23–31. https://doi.org/10.1515/hukin-2017-0175

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