Int J Sports Med 2017; 38(14): 1132
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-123585
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19 December 2017 (online)

Does Metabolic Rate Increase Linearly with Running Speed in all Distance Runners?

Matthew E. Batliner, Shalaya Kipp, Alena M. Grabowski, Rodger Kram, William C. Byrnes

DOI:10.1055/s-0043-122068

Running economy (oxygen uptake or metabolic rate for running at a submaximal speed) is one of the key determinants of distance running performance. Previous studies reported linear relationships between oxygen uptake or metabolic rate and speed, and an invariant cost of transport across speed. The article quantifies oxygen uptake, metabolic rate, and cost of transport in 10 average and 10 sub-elite runners.