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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023

Running Marathons in High School: A 5-Year Review of Injury in a Structured Training Program.

Mary A Kennedy, Lauren V Fortington, Matt Penney, Nicolas H Hart, Pierre A d'Hemecourt, Dai Sugimoto

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Mary A KennedySchool of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA 6027, Australia.
Lauren V FortingtonSchool of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA 6027, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-2760-9249
Matt PenneyAdvanced Sports Therapy, Wellesley, MA 02481, USA.ORCID 0009-0009-0561-5382
Nicolas H HartSchool of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA 6027, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-2794-0193
Pierre A d'HemecourtDivision of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics, Boston Children's Hospital, Waltham, MA 02115, USA.
Dai SugimotoThe Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention, Boston Children's Hospital, Waltham, MA 02453, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6858-4434
Boston Children's Hospital · USEdith Cowan University · AUUniversity of Technology Sydney · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe aim in this study was to quantify the number, nature, and severity of injuries sustained by male and female high school students who took part in a running training program that culminated in the completion of a half or full marathon.

designThis study is a retrospective clinical audit.

methodsInjury reports from high school students (grades 9-12) who participated in a half or full marathon 30-week progressive training program comprising four training days per week (three running days and one cross-training day) were reviewed. The number of runners completing a marathon, together with the number, nature, severity of injuries, and treatment types, as reported to the program physiotherapist, were the main outcome measures.

resultsProgram completion was 96% (

conclusionsThere was a low number of relatively minor injuries for high school participants taking part in a graduated and supervised marathon training program. The injury definition was conservative (i.e., any attendance to physiotherapist) and the relative severity of injuries was minor (i.e., requiring 1-2 treatment sessions). Overall, these results do not support a need to restrict high school students from taking part in marathon running, though continued emphasis on graduated program development and close supervision of young participants is recommended.

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Athletic InjuriesRunningAdolescentFemaleHumansLower ExtremityMaleMarathon RunningRetrospective Studiesathletic injurieshigh schoolrunningsports medicine

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PMID36901436
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