Sex Differences in Speed‐Related Running Mechanics Using IMU in Runners
Raúl Cejudo-Alba, Xantal Borràs-Boix, Juan Pardo Albiach, Javier Martínez-Gramage · 2026
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Description
Raúl Cejudo-Alba and co-authors compare how men and women run at different speeds, in a study from 2026. The team used small motion sensors worn on the shoes and lower back. Such sensors let staff measure stride and impact without a full lab.
One hundred recreational runners took part, half women and half men. Each ran a timed trial to set their top aerobic speed, then ran on a treadmill at three set shares of that speed. As speed rose, ground contact time fell and flight time, stride length, step rate, and impact forces rose. Men showed higher values on many measures, while women had longer ground contact. Most shifts with speed went the same way in both sexes.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Raúl Cejudo-Alba, Xantal Borràs-Boix, Juan Pardo Albiach, Javier Martínez-Gramage |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 47 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |