Cardiology
Black running group members want others to follow in their healthy footsteps
No matter how you look at them, Janita Poe and D. L. Dean are standout long-distance runners.
Feb 18, 2022
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
World's fastest blade runner gets no competitive advantage from prostheses, study shows
Amputee sprinters using running prostheses, or blades, have no clear competitive advantage at the 400-meter distance compared to sprinters with biological legs and, in fact, appear to have a significant disadvantage at the ...
Jan 5, 2022
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Pediatrics
Weight loss, bone stress injury, eating behaviors associated with dietary supplement use in preadolescent runners
The first investigation into the prevalence of dietary supplement and sport food use in male and female middle school-aged runners has found that almost half the study participants used these products on two or more days ...
Nov 17, 2021
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Are middle lanes fastest in track and field? Data from 8,000 racers shows not so much
As a short-distance track and field runner in high school and college, I often found myself wondering which of the eight or sometimes nine lanes on the track was the fastest. It was conventional wisdom that the middle lanes—lanes ...
Jul 22, 2021
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Elite runners spend more time in air, less on ground, than highly trained but nonelite peers
A recent study led by Geoff Burns, an elite runner and postdoctoral researcher at the University of Michigan Exercise & Sport Science Initiative, compared the "bouncing behavior"—the underlying spring-like physics of running—in ...
Jul 20, 2021
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
New research finds advanced shoe technology reduces top race times for elite athletes
For elite runners competing in long-distance races, every second counts. So when Nike introduced "advanced shoe technology" in 2017, questions arose about whether the new design would significantly affect performances in ...
Apr 22, 2021
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Major risk of injury for recreational runners
Almost half of all recreational runners incur injuries, mostly relating to knees, calves or Achilles tendons, and the level of risk is equally high whatever your age, gender or running experience. These are the findings of ...
Apr 12, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Running during a pandemic: Finding strength, solace and staying injury-free
The past nine months have brought many changes to day-to-day life, including how we exercise. While the physical, mental and emotional benefits of physical fitness have been well-documented, finding the right options amidst ...
Dec 3, 2020
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Study reveals physical demands of two-hour marathon
Elite runners need a specific combination of physiological abilities to have any chance of running a sub-two-hour marathon, new research shows.
Nov 13, 2020
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Health
Mayo Clinic Q&A: Running for better health
A few neighbors formed a running group to train for a marathon in 2021. I'm thinking about joining them as I know that running can be good exercise, but I've never run before. Is running a marathon actually good for my health? ...
Oct 27, 2020
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