The Effect of Material Characteristic of Shoe Soles during Long Duration Running

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Long duration running has been associated with musculoskeletal injuries such as patellofemoral pain syndrome and knee osteoarthritis. This study was designed to investigate the effects of two different shoe insoles on kinematic and kinetic performance during long duration running. In total 15 subjects (7 males and 8 females) were recruited to perform 15 minutes continuous running on the treadmill in 3 different shoe insole conditions: (i) no insole; (ii) Ethyl Vinyl Acetate (EVA) insole and (iii) Polyurethane (PU) insole. The result revealed a significant increase in maximum vertical ground reaction force (VGRF) with the PU insole compare with the no insole and EVA insole conditions (p<0.05). There is no difference between conditions in kinematic variables: step length, stride length and cadence (p>0.05).</jats:p>