Running Economy
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Running economy is the relationship between running speed and the amount of oxygen required to exercise at that intensity.... In comparing two runners, the runner who can exercise at a given speed while using less oxygen has a better running economy.... An improvement in running economy would allow a runner to run faster over a given distance or to run for longer at a constant speed because of the reduced oxygen consumption.
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