PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - B. C. Elliott AU - F. S. Pyke AU - A. D. Roberts AU - A. R. Morton TI - The Biomechanical effects of treadmill training on running performance AID - 10.1136/bjsm.8.4.171 DP - 1974 Dec 01 TA - British Journal of Sports Medicine PG - 171--175 VI - 8 IP - 4 4099 - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/8/4/171.short 4100 - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/8/4/171.full SO - Br J Sports Med1974 Dec 01; 8 AB - The biomechanics of overground running were compared before and after a month training period which comprised 16 thirty-minute sessions of short duration (5 seconds work, 10 seconds rest) high intensity (4.69 m/sec 20-25% grade) interval treadmill work. For the eight subjects filmed there were no significant changes in support and non support time, stride length or stride rate while running at 3.58 m/sec that could be attributed to the treadmill training regime. This training programme produced significant gains in aerobic and anaerobic metabolism but was not an effective developer of speed.