Faster top running speeds are achieved with greater ground forces not more rapid leg movements.

By P. Weyand, Deborah B. Sternlight, M. Bellizzi, Seth Wright. Journal of applied physiology, 2000

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Subfields: Biomedical Engineering, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

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The Youth Physical Development Model: A New Approach to Long-Term Athletic Development (2012, background): “This notion is based on previous research that has revealed close associations between muscular strength and running speed (114), muscular power (104,116), change of direction speed (78), plyometric ability (71), and endurance (53).”
The biological limits to running speed are imposed from the ground up. (2010, background): “One consequence of the manner in which gait mechanics limit running speed is a mechanical interdependence between the stance and swing phases of the stride (43, 44).”
The Importance of Muscular Strength in Athletic Performance (2016, background): “Therefore, instead of the sum of joint powers, system external mechanical power is often measured and has been related to a number of different sport performance characteristics such as sprinting [53, 54], jumping [55–58], change of direction [42, 59, 60], and throwing velocity [61, 62].”
THE RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF STRENGTH AND POWER QUALITIES TO VERTICAL JUMP HEIGHT OF ELITE BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS DURING THE COUNTER-MOVEMENT AND SQUAT JUMP (2009, neutral): “Perez-Gomez et al. (2008) sites studies by Weyand et al. (2000) and Korhonen et al. (2003) and suggests that difference in sprint running performance between genders can be associated with the ability of males to produce greater GRF, which, if this is the case, supports why in this current study…”
Muscle contributions to propulsion and support during running (2010, background): “As the forward speed of a runner increases, peak ground reaction forces and the rate of loading increase (Weyand et al., 2000).”
Muscular strategy shift in human running: dependence of running speed on hip and ankle muscle performance (2012, methodology): “First, that humans reach faster top speeds by applying greater support forces to the ground (Weyand et al., 2000); and second, that the ankle plantarflexors contribute significantly to the pattern of support force generated in running (Fig.”
How to build a dinosaur: Musculoskeletal modeling and simulation of locomotor biomechanics in extinct animals (2020, background): “Therefore, the ability to withstand higher GRFs may imply faster running ability (Weyand et al. 2000).”
Roles of Maximal Strength and Rate of Force Development in Maximizing Muscular Power (2016, background): “(66), the investigators found that faster runners possessed significantly greater force application, stride length, and shorter ground contact time (GCT) in comparison to slower runners.”