Sport Science

Running & Running Gear -Last updated May 13, 1997
Books
Articles Chase, Anthony. "Tuning the Track." Newton at the Bat: The Science in Sports . Ed. by Allman, William F., and Eric W. Schrier. Ann Arbor: Books on Demand, 1994, pp. 59-62.
Moore, Kenny. "Gret Wall of Doubt: The Times Seem Impossible, the Training Unheard-of, but the Chinese Records Are Real." Sports Illustrated , September 27, 1993, pp. 20(2).
Moreau, Megan. "The Biomechanics of the Arms During Running."
O'Connor, A.M., et al. "Circulating Gastrointestinal Hormone Changes in Marathon Running." International Journal of Sports Medicine , v16 n5, July 1995, pp. 283-287.
Perlman, Eric. "Soul of a Running Shoe." Newton at the Bat: The Science in Sports . Ed. by Allman, William F., and Eric W. Schrier. Ann Arbor: Books on Demand, 1994, pp. 55-58.
Wolkomir, Richard. "The race to make a 'perfect' shoe starts in the laboratory. Smithsonian , September 1989, v20 n6, p94(9).
Video / Film
Lesson Plans & Experiments
Computer Media
Internet Resources

Remarkable Feets. Online article which orignally appeared in Exploring Magazine, Sports Issue, 1991. URL: http://www.exploratorium.edu/remarkable_feets/index.html

Slam-Dunk Sports Science site . Classroom activities related to basketball and basketball shoe design. The site is not yet complete but it has a great start. URL: http://www.tufts.edu/~jlarsen/sds.html

Organizations Internet Society of Biomechanics: Working Group on Functional Footwear
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