Citation
Cala Mejías, Antonio and Cejuela, Roberto and Navarro Cabello, Enrique
(2010).
Biomechanical analysis of the 10km-run in a triathlon world cup event: differences presented by women gold meda.
"Journal of Human Sport and Exercise", v. 5
(n. 1);
pp. 24-32.
ISSN 1699-1605.
https://doi.org/10.4100/jhse.2010.51.05.
Abstract
In most of the triathlon races, the 10km-run is critical to win and, just a few seconds, may separate the gold and the silver medal. To our best knowledge, no study has analyzed the biomechanical differences among the first qualified triathletes during a top-level competition. The aims of the present study were: (1) to examine the different responses to the previous cycling between the gold medal and the other participants, and (2) to compare the biomechanical profiles during the 10km-run presented by the top-ranked triathletes. 16 women, participants at Madrid 2008 Triathlon World Cup, were analyzed. The first qualified triathlete (gold medal) showed significant differences (p < 0.05) with the other participants in many of the analyzed variables. A higher stride length, a smaller stride frequency, a higher and more consistent horizontal distance hip- toe cap and a more extended knee angle of the support-leg at toe-off could explain the differences in 10km-run time between gold medal and the other participants