Amphis Pour Tous – The wolf, the crab, and the stadium: fables of fatigue

January 12, 2023, 6:30 p.m. - January 12, 2023, 6:30 p.m.

The lecture “The Wolf, the Crab, and the Stadium: Fables of Fatigue, ” presented by Baptiste MOREL-PRIEUR, associate professor at the Interuniversity Laboratory of Motor Biology (LIBM), Faculty of Sciences and Mountain Studies, will take place on January 12, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. at La Turbine Sciences (Entrance via La Turbine cinema), Rue de l’Arlequin, Cran-Gevrier, 74960 Annecy.

It will also be held:

  • Friday, November 18, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. in Thonon-les-Bains
  • Tuesday, January 17, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. in Chambéry

The conferences will take place subject to the health conditions related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic and in compliance with the safety guidelines in force at the venue hosting the event.

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

The more athletic among you went for a run last Sunday. Without much motivation, your pace was probably reasonable—very reasonable, in fact—to the point that you were able to maintain that speed without difficulty. What would have happened if you’d decided to run faster? Let’s pick up the pace a bit. Not much else happens. A little more? Ouch, you’ve just exceeded your critical speed; fatigue sets in. This time, your heart races, your breathing quickens, and your time is running out. You only have a few minutes left before you have to stop to catch your breath and regain your composure. This threshold speed is a central characteristic of human locomotion and, more broadly, animal locomotion. It lies at the heart of the strategy of wolf packs tracking prey, the fatigue of people with cancer, and even the training of Olympic champions. There’s no point in running (fast); you have to control your pace.

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