Walking

Running

250 kPa

Slalom

Figure 1: Peak pressures during walking, running and running along an obstacle course (slalom)

MH LH MM LM MI MII MIII-V H TII TIII-V

Peak Walk 219,4 213,1 45,7 52,6 141,4 126,0 114,1 147,7 112,1 85,6
Pressures Run 259,3 254,9 66,6 78,4 205,6 189,1 175,3 190,4 177,6 133,3
in kPa Slalom 238,1 234,2 72,7 89,5 229,8 195,6 158,6 218,2 172,1 128,6
Relative Walk 23,0 21,5 1,5 3,0 15,5 9,9 12,7 6,7 3,3 2,8
Load Run 12,1 11,3 2,0 3,8 20,1 14,3 17,2 7,7 6,2 5,4
in % Slalom 12,5 11,5 2,4 4,6 18,3 13,2 17,1 9,3 5,6 5,5
Table 1: Peak plantar pressures and relative loads for different movements in a running shoe

Between straight running and running along the obstacle course similar peak pressure magnitudes
can be observed. However, higher rearfoot peak pressures during running are contrasted by
higher midfoot pressures during the slalom. In the forefoot region higher peak pressures in the
medial forefoot are observed for running the obstacle course, probably a consequence of the
involvement of medial forefoot structures in changing movement direction.

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