The Experience of Self-Discovery and Mental Change in Female Novice Athletes in Connection to Marathon Running

2010 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 234-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbro Giorgi ◽  
Alison L. Boudreau
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
Outdoor Environment ◽  
Marathon Running ◽  
Distance Running ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Long Distance Running ◽  
Mental Change ◽  
Life Style Changes ◽  
Self Discovery

AbstractThis article evaluates the experience of an extraordinary mental change of novice female runners that is connected to long-distance running. Two female participants were interviewed regarding their life-changing experience associated with endurance exercise. Descriptions of the lived experience from women who train for marathons were gathered and a phenomenological analysis of the data was conducted which suggests that the women underwent a mental change that improved their self-confidence and enhanced relationships with their selves and others. The six constituents that emerged were: Participants Perception of an Enhancing Outdoor Environment, Life-Style Changes Resulting in More Openness to Others and Self, Discoveries Concerning Self-Improvements, Sustaining a Desired Mental Disposition, Empowerment in Considering New Possibilities, and Support for Encountering Future Challenges. This article demonstrates how a mental change associated with long-distance running positively impacts participants’ personal and professional lives.

scholarly journals Key psychological factors in long distance running

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 31-42
Author(s):  
D. Chojnicki ◽  
O. Smoleńska ◽  
R. Muszkieta
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Factors ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Distance Running ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Distance Runners ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Long Distance Running ◽  
Research Problems

Purpose of the article is to identify the most important psychological factors influencing success among long-distance runners. Material and methods. The application of an electronic diagnostic survey (interview) was used as the research method in the study. The normalized questionnaire was applied as a research technique in the paper. Results.The analysis of the results was divided into parts, the first two of which concern the characteristics and environment of the respondents, and the remaining ones refer to the research problems formulated in the methodology section. The most numerous group of women have physical and mental trainings (32%) and the majority of men trains neither physically nor mentally (28%). Conclusions. There are many key factors in long-distance running. However, the most important ones seem to be stubbornness, motivation, self-confidence, optimism as well as support from family and peers. Runners are considered to be people who are often physically and mentally resistant. They are often able to sacrifice a lot to achieve their goals. The path taken by long-distance runners is often incomprehensible to their surroundings that is family, peers or employers.

Home Haematopathological Features of Marathon Running

1988 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 173-180
Author(s):  
C. Pipkin
Keyword(s):  
Human Physiology ◽  
Scientific Study ◽  
Haematological Parameters ◽  
Marathon Running ◽  
Distance Running ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Long Distance Running

AbstractOver the last decade marathon running has become an increasingly popular sport. There were over eighty thousand applicants for the 1987 London marathon and nearly twenty thousand runners eventually realised their ambitions and crossed the finishing line. The potential for scientific study of the effects of running for a little over twenty six miles on human physiology and metabolism has not gone unrealised and a large and increasing body of literature on this and related subjects can now be found. I was fortunate enough to run in the 1987 London marathon and undertook a simple study of the effect of the run on various haematological parameters. This article presents a brief review of some of the more important haematopathological features of long distance running together with my own personal observations.

Femoral neck stress fractures from long distance running: a case series

2018 ◽  
Vol 104 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-106
Author(s):  
G A J Robertson ◽  
C H C Arthur
Keyword(s):  
Femoral Neck ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Stress Fractures ◽  
Marathon Running ◽  
Distance Running ◽  
Post Injury ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Military Health ◽  
Long Distance Running ◽  
Military Stress

AbstractFemoral neck stress fractures (FNSFs) comprise 3% of all sport-related fractures, and 8% of military stress fractures. They are associated with significant morbidity; if they develop subsequent avascular necrosis of the femoral head, from late detection and fracture displacement, they require a total hip replacement in a young active individual.Knowledge of the different patterns of FNSFs, their varying presentations and their different management techniques is key for sports and military health professionals involved in the care of these injuries, to ensure optimal treatment and outcome.We report four cases of FNSFs from long distance running. Three of the four athletes returned to long distance running following their injury at mean of 7 months; however, despite two athletes participating in marathon running pre-injury, none returned to marathon running post-injury.All clinicians involved with such patients should always remain vigilant for FNSFs in any patient who presents with exercise-related hip or groin pain.

scholarly journals Can marathon running improve knee damage of middle-aged adults? A prospective cohort study

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. e000586 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Maria Horga ◽  
Johann Henckel ◽  
Anastasia Fotiadou ◽  
Anna Hirschmann ◽  
Camilla Torlasco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Subchondral Bone ◽  
Weight Bearing ◽  
Scoring Systems ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
Iliotibial Band ◽  
Marathon Running ◽  
Distance Running ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Long Distance Running

ObjectivesTo evaluate the short-term impact of long-distance running on knee joints using MRI.Methods82 healthy adults participating in their first marathon underwent 3T (Tesla) MRI of both knees 6 months before and half a month after the marathon: 71 completed both the 4 month-long standardised training programme and the marathon; and 11 dropped-out during training and did not run the marathon. Two senior musculoskeletal radiologists graded the internal knee structures using validated scoring systems. Participants completed Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score questionnaires at each visit for self-reporting knee function.ResultsPremarathon and pretraining MRI showed signs of damage, without symptoms, to several knee structures in the majority of the 82 middle-aged volunteers. However, after the marathon, MRI showed a reduction in the radiological score of damage in: subchondral bone marrow oedema in the condyles of the tibia (p=0.011) and femur (p=0.082). MRI did also show an increase in radiological scores to the following structures: cartilage of the lateral patella (p=0.0005); semimembranosus tendon (p=0.016); iliotibial band (p<0.0001) and the prepatellar bursa (p=0.016).ConclusionImprovement to damaged subchondral bone of the tibial and femoral condyles was found following the marathon in novice runners, as well as worsening of the patella cartilage although asymptomatic. This is the most robust evidence to link marathon running with knee joint health and provides important information for those seeking to understand the link between long distance running and osteoarthritis of the main weight-bearing areas of the knee.

Pacing behaviour of middle-long distance running & race-walking athletes at the IAAF U18 and U20 World Championship finals

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Stein Gerrit Paul Menting ◽  
Brian Hanley ◽  
Marije Titia Elferink-Gemser ◽  
Florentina Johanna Hettinga
Keyword(s):  
Distance Running ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
World Championship ◽  
Long Distance Running ◽  
Race Walking

Physics of long‐distance running

1985 ◽  
Vol 53 (4) ◽  
pp. 371-373
Author(s):  
J. Strnad
Keyword(s):  
Distance Running ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Long Distance Running

scholarly journals Erratum to: The influence of long distance running on sonographic joint and tendon pathology: results from a prospective study with marathon runners

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabian Proft ◽  
Mathias Grunke ◽  
Christiane Reindl ◽  
Markus A. Schramm ◽  
Felix Mueller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prospective Study ◽  
Distance Running ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Marathon Runners ◽  
Long Distance Running ◽  
A Prospective Study ◽  
Tendon Pathology
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