title: Post-marathon wearing of Masai Barefoot Technology shoes facilitates recovery from race-induced fatigue: an evaluation utilizing a visual analog scale.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the potential benefit of post-race wearing of unstable shoes (Masai Barefoot Technology [MBT]) on recovery from marathon race-induced fatigue.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty-five runners who participated in a full marathon race were divided into three groups: 1) MBT shoes, 2) trail running shoes, and 3) control (CON). Participants ran a full marathon with their own running shoes, and then put on the assigned shoes immediately after the race. They continued to wear the assigned shoes for the ensuing 3 days. The CON group wore their usual shoes. Estimates of post-race fatigue were made by the participants on questionnaires that utilized a visual analog scale. Estimates were made just after the race, as well as for the next 3 days.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The subjective fatigue of the MBT group was lower than that of the CON (P<0.05) or trail running shoe groups (P<0.05) on day 3.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  MBT shoe intervention can promote recovery from the fatigue induced by running a full marathon.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan.
authors.forename: Kento
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan.
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Obu
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuyuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kanosue
keywords: VAS; footwear; full marathon