Elite runners spend more time in air, less on ground, than highly trained but nonelite peers

(University of Michigan) A recent study led by Geoff Burns, an elite runner and postdoctoral researcher at the University of Michigan Exercise& Sport Science Initiative, compared the " bouncing behavior " --the underlying spring-like physics of running--in elite-level male runners (sub-four-minute milers) vs. highly trained but not elite runners.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news