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I wonder if the runner's gait/style is adapted to/trained for the shoes? Getting the same runner to run with different shoes might not be quite so easy to do.
by NickNameNick 7y ago
I wonder if the runner's gait/style is adapted to/trained for the shoes?
Getting the same runner to run with different shoes might not be quite so easy to do.
- imglorp 7y agoRight, and you have to rule out the "superior sponsorship" effect, above. I think you'd want to control for that by having a large sample size of unsponsored runner, who were accustomed to their chosen model of shoe, and then examine their race times vs shoe.