Running kinematics, spatiotemporal variation and lower limb strength at different stages of a 156-km ultra-trail race

Anh Phong Nguyen1,2, Jean-François Esculier1,3, Blaise Dubois1

  • 1The Running Clinic, Lac Beauport, Canada.

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