Do changes in middle-distance running kinematics contribute to the age-related decline in performance?
Julian Dahl, Hans Degens, Frank Hildebrand, Bergita Ganse
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to assess ageing-related changes in middle-distance running kinematics and performance in master athletes. METHODS: Male athletes (n=157; 57±13.3 years) competing in the 800- and 1500-m runs at the German Master Athletics Outdoor Championships 2018 were filmed and the bending-over angle, brake angle, leg-stiffness angle, propulsion angle and hip-flexion angle measured. RESULTS: to 0.84 and 0.86, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: The study revealed that the ageing-related decline in running performance of master athletes was primarily explicable by age with only a small contribution of changes in sprint kinematics.
Topics & Concepts
KinematicsSprintBrakeOrthodonticsPhysical medicine and rehabilitationMedicinePhysical therapyPhysicsEngineeringMechanical engineeringClassical mechanicsSports Performance and TrainingLower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesSports injuries and prevention