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Table 1.

Maximum velocity and corresponding ground reaction forces for each condition

	Maximum velocity (m s^-1)	Peak resultant force (BW)
Track	Maximum velocity (m s^-1)		Inside leg	Outside leg
Straight	7.70±0.20 (5)	2.72±0.16 (5)	2.72±0.16 (5)
Curved radius (m)
Normal
6	5.66±0.08^*,^{^†}(5)	2.48±0.06 (4)	2.63±0.11 (4)
4	5.07±0.11^*,^{^†}(5)	2.28±0.08 (5)	2.59±0.10 (5)
3	4.49±0.07^*,^{^†}(5)	2.29±0.12 (5)	2.53±0.10 (5)
2	3.77±0.09^*,^{^†}(5)	2.07±0.07^* (5)	2.43±0.11 (4)
1	2.99±0.07^*,^{^†}(5)	1.87±0.03^* (5)	2.25±0.12 (4)
Tethered
6	6.29±0.13^* (5)	2.79±0.17 (4)	2.77±0.13 (5)
4	5.87±0.13^* (5)	2.70±0.14 (4)	2.72±0.15 (5)
3	5.20±0.09^* (5)	2.63±0.16 (4)	2.62±0.16 (5)
2	4.34±0.13^* (5)	2.33±0.12 (5)	2.44±0.12 (5)
1	3.09±0.07^* (5)	2.07±0.10 (3)	2.12±0.10^* (5)

	Maximum velocity (m s^-1)	Peak resultant force (BW)
Track	Maximum velocity (m s^-1)		Inside leg	Outside leg
Straight	7.70±0.20 (5)	2.72±0.16 (5)	2.72±0.16 (5)
Curved radius (m)
Normal
6	5.66±0.08^*,^{^†}(5)	2.48±0.06 (4)	2.63±0.11 (4)
4	5.07±0.11^*,^{^†}(5)	2.28±0.08 (5)	2.59±0.10 (5)
3	4.49±0.07^*,^{^†}(5)	2.29±0.12 (5)	2.53±0.10 (5)
2	3.77±0.09^*,^{^†}(5)	2.07±0.07^* (5)	2.43±0.11 (4)
1	2.99±0.07^*,^{^†}(5)	1.87±0.03^* (5)	2.25±0.12 (4)
Tethered
6	6.29±0.13^* (5)	2.79±0.17 (4)	2.77±0.13 (5)
4	5.87±0.13^* (5)	2.70±0.14 (4)	2.72±0.15 (5)
3	5.20±0.09^* (5)	2.63±0.16 (4)	2.62±0.16 (5)
2	4.34±0.13^* (5)	2.33±0.12 (5)	2.44±0.12 (5)
1	3.09±0.07^* (5)	2.07±0.10 (3)	2.12±0.10^* (5)

BW, body weights.

Values are means ± s.e.m. (number of subjects in parentheses).

Statistically significant difference to the straight path condition(P<0.05).

Statistically significant difference to the matched radius, tethered condition (P<0.05).