Research article - (2016)15, 254 - 262
Plantar Pressures During Long Distance Running: An Investigation of 10 Marathon Runners
Erik Hohmann1,2,, Peter Reaburn3, Kevin Tetsworth4, Andreas Imhoff1
1Department of Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, University of Technology, Munich, Germany
2Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Australia
3Exercise and Sports Sciences, School of Medical and Applied Sciences, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Australia
4Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Herston, Australia

Erik Hohmann
✉ Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Central Queensland University, PO Box 4045, Rockhampton QLD 4700, Australia
Email: ehohmann@optusnet.com.au
Received: 30-11-2015 -- Accepted: 18-02-2016
Published (online): 23-05-2016

ABSTRACT

The objective of this study was to record plantar pressures using an in-shoe measuring system before, during, and after a marathon run in ten experienced long-distance runners with a mean age of 37.7 ± 11.5 years. Peak and mean plantar pressures were recorded before, after, and every three km during a marathon race. There were no significant changes over time in peak and mean plantar pressures for either the dominant or non-dominant foot. There were significant between foot peak and mean plantar pressure differences for the total foot (p = 0.0001), forefoot (p = 0.0001), midfoot (p = 0.02 resp. p = 0.006), hindfoot (p = 0.0001), first ray (p = 0.01 resp. p = 0.0001) and MTP (p = 0.05 resp. p = 0.0001). Long-distance runners do not demonstrate significant changes in mean or peak plantar foot pressures over the distance of a marathon race. However, athletes consistently favoured their dominant extremity, applying significantly higher plantar pressures through their dominant foot over the entire marathon distance.

Key words: Marathon running, in-shoe pressure insoles, plantar pressure, foot dominance

Key Points
  • Fatigue does not increase foot pressures
  • Every runner has a dominant foot where pressures are higher and that he/she favours
  • Foot pressures do not increase over the distance of a marathon run








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