running blade
Curved athletic limb
A running blade is a curved, J-shaped prosthetic limb designed for sprinting and athletic performance.
Made of carbon fiber, the blade stores and releases energy with each stride, mimicking the spring action of a biological foot and ankle.
Paralympic sprinters and amputee runners use running blades for competition and training: She switched to her running blades before the race.
- prostheticManufactured body substitute
- prosthetic legManufactured limb replacement
- carbon fiberReinforced polymer composite
- sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
- running trackOval for foot races
Paralympic · adaptive sports · amputee · track · starting blocks · athlete · flex · bounce · speed · stride · socket · lightweight · curve · competition · spring · momentum · world record · personal best
- adaptive sportsadaptive sports, racing wheelchair, adaptive skiing, disability sports, sports wheelchair
- orthoticsorthosis, brace, splint, insole, insoles