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First International Sports Science and Sports Medicine Conference Newcastle upon Tyne, 20–22 August 2009 Abstracts of original communications
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FROM INJURY TO RECORD BREAKING PERFORMANCE: A CASE STUDY ON INTERDISCIPLINARY SPORTS SCIENCE SUPPORT TO AN ELITE ULTRA DISTANCE RUNNER
1M. D. Wright, 1D. Cooper, C. Harrison, 1D. Cooley, 1L. Flemming. 1Social Sciences & Law, Teesside University, Middlesborough, UK, 2English Institute of Sport, Newcastle, UK
The Libyan Challenge is a 190 km desert run and is one of the most extreme ultra distance races in the world. Athletes must be self sufficient, carrying food and nutrients in a backpack. In preparation for the event an interdisciplinary sports science team provided support to a 41-year-old elite athlete to assist in her goal of winning the race. During consultation, the athlete expressed concerns about the effect of the environment and backpack on performance. The athlete had also suffered an acute achilles tendinopathy 15 weeks before the race, preventing her from running and affecting confidence. The support team included a sports therapist, sports psychologist, physiologist, nutritionist, and strength and conditioning coach. Initial support focused on rehabilitation, consisting of a progressive eccentric plantar flexion
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