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Running Speed Can Be Predicted from Foot Contact Time during Outdoor over Ground Running

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  • Cornelis J de Ruiter
  • Ben van Oeveren
  • Agnieta Francke
  • Patrick Zijlstra
  • Jaap H van Dieen

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The number of validation studies of commercially available foot pods that provide estimates of running speed is limited and these studies have been conducted under laboratory conditions. Moreover, internal data handling and algorithms used to derive speed from these pods are proprietary and thereby unclear. The present study investigates the use of foot contact time (CT) for running speed estimations, which potentially can be used in addition to the global positioning system (GPS) in situations where GPS performance is limited. CT was measured with tri axial inertial sensors attached to the feet of 14 runners, during natural over ground outdoor running, under optimized conditions for GPS. The individual relationships between running speed and CT were established during short runs at different speeds on two days. These relations were subsequently used to predict instantaneous speed during a straight line 4 km run with a single turning point halfway. Stopwatch derived speed, measured for each of 32 consecutive 125m intervals during the 4 km runs, was used as reference. Individual speed-CT relations were strong (r2 >0.96 for all trials) and consistent between days. During the 4km runs, median error (ranges) in predicted speed from CT 2.5% (5.2) was higher (P

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  • Cornelis J de Ruiter & Ben van Oeveren & Agnieta Francke & Patrick Zijlstra & Jaap H van Dieen, 2016. "Running Speed Can Be Predicted from Foot Contact Time during Outdoor over Ground Running," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(9), pages 1-11, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0163023
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0163023
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