Glide Runner: Laugavegur Trail Running Outfit Designed to Finish the Race Fast and Safely
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Date
2024-06-14
Authors
Thorgrimsson, Kristofer
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University of Oregon
Abstract
‟A Decade of Fitness”, is the title of an article posted on The New York Times
website in December 2019. It outlines the major increase that has occurred in the physical
activity of the public for the past decade and even longer. Every year, an abundance of
studies are published listing the benefits of physical activity for health and longevity. People
have caught on and have started to spend more time walking, jogging, weight training,
swimming, biking, hiking et cetera in the hope of increasing their health and being able to
spend more time with their grandchildren and great-grandchildren in their old age (Reynolds,
2019). This trend can be seen in the expansion of trail running. And with more people
frequently training and competing in trail running, the need for specialized trail running
garments and equipment has increased. Every trail is unique and comes with its own set of
challenges while all trail running products on the market are generic. The purpose of this
paper is to research how that might be changed with the design of a specific trail running
outfit for the Laugavegur Ultra Marathon, one of the most popular trail running competition
in Iceland (IBR, n.d.).
The scope of this project has been summarized into one problem statement. How
could a competition outfit help elite male trail runners finish the Laugavegur Ultra Marathon
in a shorter time by improving running economy, carry necessary equipment and keep them
safe in case of sudden change in weather?
Description
81 pages
Keywords
trail running, Laugavegur Ultra Marathon, running economy, sport tourism, trail running equipment