Table 1.
A comparison of stride length and lower extremity angles during shod and barefoot running at 3.05 and 4.72 m·s
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Stride Length (m)
Hip Angle (°)
Knee Angle (°)
Ankle Angle (°)
3.05 m·s
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Shod
2.26 (.12)
2.14-2.51
128(5)
121-137
142(7)
131-151
97(6)
85-103
Barefoot
2.20 (.11)
2.05-2.41
129(4)
122-137
147(6)
136-155
100(7)
85-110
Difference
-.06 (.08)
p = .051
d = .52
1.4 (1.9)
p = .056
d = .31
5.3 (4.8)
p = .011
d = .82
2.7 (4.0)
p = .081
d = .42
4.72 m·s
-1
Shod
3.28 (.18)
3.11-3.62
126(5)
119-135
142(4)
137-148
99(4)
94-106
Barefoot
3.00 (.30)
2.55-3.51
126(5)
119 – 134
141(6)
130-148
95(8)
81-107
Difference
-.28 (.43)
p = .107
d = .52
.8 (2.4)
p = .402
d = .16
- .3(6)
p = .910
d = .06
-3.9 (8.6)
p = .243
d = .65
Values reported as means (± SD), min - max, difference (p-value) and effect size (Cohen’s d).