To win a running race, starting on time is not always enough.
New work, carried out by a Franco-British team, could provide some additional tools to make a difference.
By analyzing the performances of several champions, they managed to model the
“
perfect
” race,
taking into account all physical, physiological and even mental parameters, to optimize the athlete's abilities as much as possible
(Frontiers in Sports and Active Living,
March 5, 2023
).
A running race can be broken down into numbers and letters as a system of equations.
According to Newton's laws, the variation in speed is the sum of the forces which allow propulsion, minus all the forces which slow down, the friction of the air, the track or the joints.
Some parameters of this system depend on the rider himself.
This is particularly the case for oxygen consumption throughout the effort (VO2, for volume of oxygen), energy…
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