The shoe’s on the other foot: Lidl’s Crivit carbon-plated running shoe (left) and Nike’s Vaporfly 3 (right). Photo: PR
Prof Ian Kenny and Graham O’Brien recently had an article published on RTÉ Brainstorm.
They discussed:
- The rise of “super shoes”
- How technological innovation influences sports performance
- New carbon plated running shoes released for a fraction of the cost of “super shoes”
You can read the article here
RTÉ Brainstorm is a unique partnership between RTÉ and Irish third level institutions helping the public to reflect on what’s happening in the world around us and communicate fresh thinking on a broad range of issues.
Prof Ian Kenny is a Professor in Biomechanics in the Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences at the University of Limerick. Prof Kenny is co-Principal Investigator for IRIS and co-director of the Sport and Human Performance Research Centre. Ian’s research interests include the biomechanics of sports injury and sports medicine, sport and human performance, and musculoskeletal modelling and computer simulation of movement.
Contact Prof. Ian Kenny via email at ian.kenny@ul.ie or view his research profile on UL or ResearchGate
Graham O’ Brien is a PhD Researcher in Biomechanics in the Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences at the University of Limerick. His research investigates the biomechanical and performance effects of modern super spike sprint shoes in elite track sprinting.
Contact Graham O’ Brien via email at obrien.graham@ul.ie or via LinkedIn
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