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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Marathons"”.
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A method to study the effect of a marathon experience on counselor effectiveness with practicum students : a pilot study
… of support or non-support for the use of marathons in a counselor training program. The meaningfulness of this study lies with the question of whether the marathon experience changed counselor effectiveness.
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Ergogenic aids used by ultra-marathon runners
… was also dependant on the number of ultra-marathons performed; participants completing more than five ultra-marathons were almost twice as likely to use vitamins as those completing less than five ultra-marathons. Recreational runners were approximately one third less likely to undertake …
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LANDSCAPES AND TRADITIONS OF MARATHONING IN THE USA, 2000-2008
… approaches to training for and participating in marathons among runners in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area (BWMA). Drawing on participant observation, interviews of runners in the BWMA, and an exploration of the geography of running in the BWMA, contextualized by discourse analysis of …
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The Education DesignShop : broadening non-designers' solutions for big issues
… opportunities. While usually coding marathons, hackathon-type events like an Education Designathon and Education DesignShop have been developed by the researcher to tackle broad, systemic issues, here within the context of education, with tools and processes from design thinking. Two …
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Establishing the physiological, anthropometric and training characteristics, and pacing patterns of runners racing in a tropical ultra-marathon
Background: The popularity of ultra-marathons has rapidly increased in recent years, especially in Southeast Asia, with more recreational runners entering the field. The physiological, anthropometric, and training characteristics of runners participating in these ultra-marathons run in high …
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Athletes heart and exercise related sudden cardiac death: Across the age span
… endurance veteran athletes (> 50 yrs, mean ± SD marathons 178 ± 209 (range 20 – 650)) against 17 young male endurance athletes (<40 yrs) using echocardiography and CMR with late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) to assess myocardial fibrosis. Lifelong veteran athletes had smaller LV and RV …
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The role of chronotype in the participation and performance of South African and Dutch marathon runners
… time and geography on this observation, since marathons in The Netherlands on average start at 11:41, and since the two countries differ significantly in latitude and as such have noticeable differences in daylight exposure. Aims: The aims of this study were 1) to compare the PER3VNTR genotype …
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Running to Labor: Ethiopian Women Distance Runners in Networks of Capital
… indeed won countless Olympic medals and major marathons. However, the persisting explanatory rhetoric for East African running dominance relies on deterministic understandings of race, genetics, and environment. Little attention has been paid to the dimensions of labor, culture, and gender at …
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The effects of a supplementary high intensity muscle endurance resistance training programme on Comrades Marathon performance
… completed a minimum of five Comrades Marathons (at least three up runs and two down runs). All subjects completed a PAR-Q as well as an informed consent form prior to participating in the pre-intervention test battery. The pre-and post-intervention test batteries comprised of physical …
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The use of recovery modalities by endurance runners
… with more experience (for example number of marathons) predicted the use of vitamins and minerals, anti-inflammatory medication, active recovery and compression. The presence of a current injury predicted the use of cryotherapy, heat and contrast therapy. Conclusion In conclusion, this study …
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Running Identities and Interaction Ritual Chains
This thesis links two theories, Interaction Ritual Chains (IRC) with Identity Control Theory (ICT), through a multi-method study of group training programs for beginning runners. First, group training programs are identified as IRCs. Second, we see that IRCs produce identities within individuals …