The Running Athlete – A Comprehensive Overview of Running in Different Sports

The Running Athlete edited by Gian Luigi Canata, Henrique Jones, Werner Krutsch, Patricia Thoreux and Alberto Vascellari offers a state of the art overview of running in diverse sports combining basic and practical aspects. The book examines biomechanical, physiological and training specificities, injury epidemiology and preventive measures. It will appeals to sports physicians, orthopaedic surgeons, trainers, coaches, fellows, researchers and athletes.

This book explores running in a broad range of sport disciplines providing a full spectrum coverage on this extremely important and commonly diffused activity. The volume opens with basic information, such as biomechanics, physiology, training principles, nutrition and then presents discipline-specific aspects of running in several individual and team sports. Each chapter is structured organically to offer a uniform and thorough information. For each sport, the authors examine biomechanical, physiological and training specificities as well as injury epidemiology and preventive measures.

Filling a gap in literature this book appeals not only to sports physicians, orthopaedic surgeons, trainers, coaches, fellows, and researchers but also to athletes in the various disciplines. Written by experts in the field, this book will be a useful toolkit for all those readers who are seeking a state of the art update on the running athlete.

Table of contents for The Running Athlete:
Biomechanics of Running
Physiology of Running: Sprint and Short Distances
Training Principles
Nutrition for Track Running and Ultra-Running: Practical Recommendations
Age and Running: Children and Adolescents, Elder People
Sex Differences Between Women and Men in Running
Running and Metabolic Diseases
Running Activities in Times of COVID-19 Pandemic
Shoes for Running
Wearable Tech for Long-Distance Runners
Return to Running After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Running Disciplines
Running in Football
Running in Rugby
Running in Gymnastics
Running in Tumbling
Running in Basketball
Running in Tennis
Running in Paddle
Running in Volleyball
Running in Handball
Trail Running
Running in Ironman Triathlon
Running in Parkour
Running in Field hockey
Running in Cycling
Running in Alpine Skiing
Running in Kiteboarding
Running in Sailing
Running in Rowing
Running in Space