- Title
- The validity of endurance running performance on the Curve 3TM non-motorised treadmill
- Creator
- Stevens, Christopher J.; Hacene, Jake; Wellham, Benjamin; Sculley, Dean V.; Callister, Robin; Taylor, Lee; Dascombe, Ben J.
- Relation
- Journal of Sports Sciences Vol. 33, Issue 11, p. 1141-1148
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2014.986502
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2015
- Description
- This study aimed to test the validity of a non-motorised treadmill (NMT) for the measurement of self-paced overground endurance running performance. Ten male runners performed randomised 5-km running time trials on a NMT and an outdoor athletics track. A range of physiological and perceptual responses was measured, and foot strike was classified subjectively. Performance time was strongly correlated (r = 0.82, ICC = 0.86) between running modes, despite running time being significantly longer on the NMT (1264 ± 124 s vs. 1536 ± 130 s for overground and NMT, respectively; P < 0.001). End blood lactate concentration and rating of perceived exertion were significantly higher on the NMT compared to overground. Integrated electromyography was significantly lower on the NMT for three muscles (P < 0.05), and mean stride rate was also significantly lower on the NMT (P = 0.04). Cardiorespiratory responses of heart rate, oxygen uptake and expired air volume demonstrated strong correlations (r = 0.68-0.96, ICC = 0.75-0.97) and no statistical differences (P > 0.05). Runners were consistently slower on the NMT, and as such it should not be used to measure performance over a specific distance. However, the strong correlations suggest that superior overground performance was reflected in relative terms on the NMT, and therefore, it is a valid tool for the assessment of endurance running performance in the laboratory.
- Subject
- exercise performance; exercise physiology; endurance training; performance test; pacing strategy
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1333356
- Identifier
- uon:27071
- Identifier
- ISSN:0264-0414
- Language
- eng
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