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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"long distance runners"”.
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Chemosensory Evaluation of Training and Oxidative Stress in Long Distance Runners
… cumulative and acute training loads. Collegiate long distance runners were observed throughout competitive training seasons. Prolonged training effects were observed through Profile of Mood States (POMS) surveys and blood and breath samples collected at the beginning (Pre-Study) and end of the …
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Chemosensory Evaluation of Training and Oxidative Stress in Long Distance Runners
… adjustments for performance optimization. Two long distance runners (one male and one female) completed a pilot study. Both performed a short run and the female performed a long run. Blood samples were collected from each athlete before and after each run and analyzed for catalase and GPx …
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Monitoring of training and racing of long distance runners using heart rate monitors
… heart rate responses were examined in long distance runners during different types of training and racing. The thesis also examined the effects of environmental and body temperature on heart rate during submaximal and maximal running. Study 1: Ten male provincial and national class road …
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Injury risk assessment and the incidence of musculo-skeletal injuries in recreational long-distance runners over a 3-month training period
Background: Long distance road running is continually growing as competitive and recreational sport, globally. Despite its popularity, a high burden of incidence of injury exists among runners. Previous research has focussed on specific injuries, whereas others have investigated isolated risk …
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ACUTE EFFECTS OF LONG DISTANCE RUNNING ON C-REACTIVE PROTEIN AND ARTERIAL STIFFNESS
… to the acute exercise-induced hypotension in long-distance runners 24 hours post-race. Results from our secondary hypothesis indicated that long-distance runners may have better PWV outcomes by pacing with intermittent moderate intensity (i.e., jogging or walking).</p>
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Effects of deep-water running and land-based running program on aerobic power, physical fitness and motivation on female youth footballers
… has previously been studied as a tool for long-distance runners and as a rehabilitation tool for injured athletes. To date, long-distance runners have shown that they can use deep-water running without negatively affecting physical fitness parameters, such as VO2max compared to land-based …
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On the run: perspectives on long distance running.
… a deeper understanding of the experiences of long distance runners. An etlmographic research design was adopted to understand the nature of the social world of long distance runners through interviews and observations which were thematically analysed. The sample comprised twenty five …
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An investigation of techniques used for training distance runners and the development of a training program for high school distance runners
… of training used by the world’s leading distance runners and coaches. From this study a program of training was formulated that could be applied to high school distance runners. The methods used to obtain data for this study were (1) examination of numerous books and magazines; and (2) …
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Zhodnocení nejčastějších úrazů u maratonských běžců
… of the most frequent injuries of marathon runners Objectives: The main objective of this research is to evaluate the most common injuries in marathon runners. The research is focused on amateur long-distance runners of both sexes from 23 years of age. Another goal is to analyze the possible …
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Módulo tangente do tendão calcanear em corredores
… practice, motivated by the improvement of the runners performance. The objective of this study was to evaluate the tangent modulus of the calcanear tendon (CT) of runners. Thirty individuals participated in the study, where 10 formed the reliability group, 8 recreational runners and 12 athletes …
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The Effects of Wearing a Cooling Vest During the Warm-Up on Long Distance Interval Training
… workout, had on Tc, and interval time in long-distance runners. <strong>Methods:</strong> Nineteen healthy male collegiate cross-country runners were recruited for this study. Each subject warmed up and exercised under two different conditions: (a) an experimental condition in which …
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Running to Labor: Ethiopian Women Distance Runners in Networks of Capital
… coffee, Ethiopia is best known worldwide for its long-distance runners. Since the 1960s, the country has indeed won countless Olympic medals and major marathons. However, the persisting explanatory rhetoric for East African running dominance relies on deterministic understandings of race, …
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Psychological momentum in elite athletes
… within a population of elite middle and long distance runners. A qualitative design revealed that there were differences between the number of positive and negative experiences exhibited for the two performances. More specifically, more positive experiences were found for the successful …
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The Effect of Natural Running on Human Foot Strength
<p>The goal of this longitudinal study was to test whether sustained natural endurance running (ER) among urban runners in minimal support footwear increased foot strength reflected by changes within intrinsic plantar musculature and the longitudinal arch. Recent studies indicate that human long …
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The role of novel genetic variants and DNA methylation as risk factors for tendon pathology in physically active individuals
Along with the many health benefits of regular physical activity, there is also the risk of injury. Around 30-50% of all sporting injuries involve damage to tendons and in long-distance runners the lifetime risk of developing Achilles tendinopathy exceeds 50%. Patellar tendinopathy (PT) is likewise …
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Post-exercise ketosis in non-diabetic subjects
… ketosis. Ten non-athletic subjects, six long-distance runners, and three competitive swimmers were therefore studied before, and for 9½ hours after swimming in the early morning. The last meal was eaten during the evening before the swim. On the first test day the subjects swam underwater …
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The effectiveness of pain neuroscience education in the treatment of recreational marathon runners with chronic running related knee injuries
Dissertation Approved for Final Submission with the Requirements for the Master’s Degree in Technology: Chiropractic, Durban University of Technology, South Africa, Durban, 2023.
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Mental toughness, servant leadership, and the collegiate distance runner
… and running performance amongst collegiate distance runners, a population that has yet to be the center of a mental toughness investigation. Of additional interest was to determine how a coach's servant leadership attributes interacts with athletes' mental toughness. Participants (n = 334) …