SPORTS-RELATED HAEMATURIA
Photo by Chander R (Unsplash) Haematuria is defined as the presence of blood, or red blood cells, in the urine. It may be classified as: macroscopic, if it is visible… Read more »
Category: Science
BEKELE´S AERODYNAMICS IN HIS 2.01.41 BERLIN 2019 MARATHON PERFORMANCE
Drafting Bekele vs. Kipchoge We are highlighting the main findings of a recent article that has examined the drafting strategy of Kenenisa Bekele in the Berlin 2019 marathon, where he… Read more »
FEMALE ATHLETE TRIAD: AN INCONVENIENCE FOR SPORTSWOMEN
The Female Athlete Triad (FAT) The term Female Athlete Triad, or FAT, was coined in 1992 by the American College of Sport Medicine (ACSM) for a condition seen in female… Read more »
EFFECTS ON HEALTH OF A LOCKDOWN SITUATION
The COVID-19 global pandemic is creating new challenges for many nations around the world. Until a successful vaccine is developed many governments have followed lockdown policies, challenging at physical and… Read more »
PHILOSOPHY AND MARATHON RUNNING: SHARING A COMMON GROUND?
Photo by Jeremy Perkins (Unsplash) Philosophy and running may look as very different activities, but below the surface they share a common ground. Based on a recent article we will… Read more »
METABOLISM CHANGES INDUCED BY RUNNING A MARATHON
Photo by Miguel A Amutio (Unsplash) Marathon popularity has been growing unstoppable during the last years, at least until the Covid-19 appearance, that has casted a shadow over a booming… Read more »
EXERCISE ASSOCIATED MUSCLE CRAMPS
Exercise-associated muscle cramps, or EAMC, is a temporary, intense, painful and involuntary contraction of skeletal muscles. These commons contractions usually take place during or soon after physical activity. Some studies… Read more »
PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ULTRA-RUNNERS
Photo by Brian Erickson (Unsplash) Ultra-marathon refers to any race with a distance longer to the 42.2k of a marathon. Running such distances represents a physically and mentally challenging test… Read more »
MARATHON PACING (II): MEN vs. WOMEN
As we talked in our previous post there are different pacing strategies (negative, positive, even and variable), and they are differently used in marathon and half-marathon races, and between young… Read more »
MARATHON PACING (I): AGE INFLUENCE AND STRATEGIES
Long distance sport events involve pacing, that can be defined as the distribution of energy reserves and speed through the whole race. The main pacing strategies are: Negative pacing, with… Read more »