Tênis de corrida de pista: Um relato de caso da transição dos Spikes clássicos para os “Super Spikes” na prova de pista

Luca Russo; Eleonora Montagnani; Daniel Buttari; Luca Paolo Ardigò; Ionel Melenco; Alin Larion; Gian Mario Migliaccio; Johnny Padulo

Authors

Luca Russo Department of Human Sciences, Università Telematica degli Studi IUL, Italy
Eleonora Montagnani Department of Sports and Health Sciences, University of Brighton, UK
Daniel Buttari Italian Air Force—Centro Sportivo Areonautica, Bracciano, Italy
Luca Paolo Ardigò Department of Teacher Education, NLA University College, Oslo, Norway
Ionel Melenco Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Ovidius University of Constanta, Romania
Alin Larion Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Ovidius University of Constanta, Romania
Gian Mario Migliaccio Sport Science Academy, Cagliari, Italy
Johnny Padulo Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy

Keywords:

running gait, running performance, running biomechanics, foot pressure, running shoes, spike shoes, track and field athletics

Abstract

Research on high-tech running shoes is increasing but few studies are available about the use of high-tech track spike shoes (super spikes), despite their growing popularity among running athletes. The aim of this case study was to investigate kinematics, kinetics, and plantar pressures of an Olympic running athlete using two different types of shoes, to provide an easy and replicable method to assess their influence on running biomechanics. The tested athlete performed six running trials, at the same speed, wearing a pair of normal spikes shoes (NSS) and a super spikes shoe (SSS), in random order. SSS increased contact time, vertical impact, and swing force (Effect Size 3.70, 7.86, and 1.31, respectively), while it reduced foot-strike type and vertical ground reaction force rate (Effect Size 3.62 and 7.21, respectively). Moreover, a significant change was observed in medial and lateral load, with SSS inducing a more symmetrical load distribution between the left and right feet compared to the NSS (SSS left medial load 57.1 ± 2.1%, left lateral load 42.9 ± 1.4%, right medial load 55.1 ± 2.6%, right lateral load 44.9 ± 2.6%; NSS left medial load 58.4 ± 2.6%, left lateral load 41.6 ± 2.1%, right medial load 49.2 ±3.7%, right lateral load 50.8 ± 3.7%). The results of this case study suggest the importance of using individual evaluation methods to assess shoe adaptations in running athletes, which can induce biomechanical modifications and should be considered by coaches to ensure optimal running performance.

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Article adapted and translated into Portuguese by the editors of OLYMPIKA MAGAZINE for republication, in accordance with the journal's submission rules. Original version at: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/20/10195.