Research Article

Do Novice Runners Show Greater Changes in Biomechanical Parameters?

Table 5

Ground reaction force parameter during the stance phase ().

ParameterExperiencedNovice value

Contact time (ms)0.67
Vertical average loading rate (BW/S)0.405
Vertical instantaneous loading rate (BW/S)0.001
First peak (BW)0.852

Note: significant difference between experienced runners and novice runners ().