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Letter to the editor |
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| Authors: | Martin Mooses Kerli Mooses Diresibachew W Haile Jérôme Durussel Priit Kaasik Yannis P Pitsiladis |
| Institution: | 1. Faculty of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia;2. Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK;3. Department of Physiology, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia;4. Department of Medical Physiology, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya;5. Department of Physiology, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia;6. School of Sport and Service Management, University of Brighton, Eastbourne, UK |
| Abstract: | Santos-Concejero and Tucker argued in their letter to the editor that in our study the running economy in achieving superior performance was overlooked due to some methodological aspects. Having given the remarks of Santos-Concejero and Tucker appropriate consideration, in this letter to the editor, we argue that our paper does not downplay the influence of running economy on the determinants of the East African running phenomenon, but rather adds novel insights into the interaction between running economy, maximal oxygen uptake and performance. |
| Keywords: | running economy running performance maximal oxygen uptake Kenyan distance runners anthropometric characteristic |