Shoe cushioning perception after a 38-km trail running race

Abstract

Perception of shoe cushioning is of great importance for both road (Schubert et al. 2011) and trail (Hamill et al. 2021) runners. Usually, shoe perception tests are performed in rested condition, or after a limited amount of running to accustom the runners to the running shoes (e.g. Delattre & Cariou 2018, Isherwood et al. 2021). However, endurance running, particularly trail running, drive the runners into an induced-fatigue state which might impair their perception. In addition, fatigue induces changes in running biomechanics which may lead to different running patterns adaptations for both the road (Morio et al. 2020) and trail (Lloria-Varella et al. 2022) runners.