@article{upm8457,
       publisher = {Universidad de Alicante},
         journal = {Journal of Human Sport and Exercise},
           month = {January},
          number = {1},
           pages = {24--32},
            year = {2010},
           title = {Biomechanical analysis of the 10km-run in a triathlon world cup event: differences presented by women gold meda},
          volume = {5},
             doi = {10.4100/jhse.2010.51.05},
          author = {Cala Mej{\'i}as, Antonio and Cejuela, Roberto and Navarro Cabello, Enrique},
        keywords = {triathlon, cycle-run transition, competition, kinematics.},
            issn = {1699-1605},
             url = {http://www.jhse.ua.es/index.php/jhse},
        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 {\ensuremath{<}} 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}
}