Data collection results:
Tim had 176 steps in the minute.
Blaise had 188 steps in the minute.
I found that by counting each planting of my right foot, the counting task was made easier. Then double the results.
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Sample Size Doubles
Paul, I have a sample size increase to your experiment involving footsteps per minute on an easy run. This morning Coach Blaise and I went for a 5 miler at 7:15 am before the regional cross country race. 20 minutes into it, we each counted our steps while the other timed for one minute. We ran along a river, so the course was perfectly flat on pavement. I may have been thinking too much about it, which may of course have skewed the data, but I also forced myself to run as close to normally as I would had I not been paying so much attention.
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I ran with Simon this weekend, he was in the high 160s, like me. We were probably running around 7:30 pace (maybe even a little slower). Based on my very limited study (and some internet surfing), I am beginning to think that 160s-170s is pretty standard for an easy pace. Tim, how fast were you guys going? 188 is now the stride rate to beat...
ReplyDeleteJust remember that Simon is the heel-strikin'est dude around. Probably not one to emulate for quick turnover!
ReplyDeleteOh, I'm guessing around 7:20-7:30 pace. We had literally just gotten out of bed, so it wasn't speedy. Blaise said he felt a little tight, so his cadence may have been high to compensate for tight muscles on a cold, early morning.
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