Running Footwear and the 2 Hour Marathon | Dr Wouter Hoogkamer

Lecture 5 of the Sports Biomechanics Lecture Series #SportsBiomLS
Wouter Hoogkamer presents a discussion of the scientific literature on the topic of running footwear and running economy. The talk includes specific reference to the sub 2 hour marathon attempts, even including alternative factors such as course design and drafting. The Nike Nike Vaporfly 4% running footwear is explained and assessed in detail.

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00:00 Sports Biomechanics Lecture Series
04:03 Is a 2 Hour Marathon Possible Within the Rules?
08:11 Running Footwear and the 2 Hour Marathon
19:46 How Do Running Shoes Improve Running Economy?
38:00 The Future of Running Shoe Design?
42:07 Q&A (Footstrike Pattern, Running Speed, Shoe Mass, Drafting)
54:54 Future Lectures (Swimming, Hamstrings, Football, and More)

Links to key papers discussed during the lecture:
Running footwear - Hoogkamer et al., 2018 - http://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-017-0811-2
Running footwear - Hoogkamer et al., 2019 - https://rdcu.be/bbOsv
2 hour marathon - Hoogkamer et al., 2017 - http://rdcu.be/pKG5
Running economy vs time savings - Hoogkamer et al., 2016 - http://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000001012
Running economy vs time savings - Kipp et al., 2019 - https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2019.00079
Drafting - Hoogkamer et al., 2018 - https://rdcu.be/8Pim
Drafting - Hoogkamer et al., 2019 - https://rdcu.be/bh0l2
Course design - Triska et al., 2019 - https://doi.org/10.31236/osf.io/xrjvb

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