Purpose: To review some of the data on ground reaction forces during running, the significance of this physical loading and how loading can be modified.

WARNING: this post is massive.  It is meant as a working and evolving repository of much of the research on this topic.  It is a compilation that I would like to update as more work is added. I use a post like this as a living reference library so I don’t have to search through an entire article to get the gist of it.  It is not meant to win a writing award. Skip to the bottom for a summary. (more…)