Thesis (M.S.)--Montana State University--Bozeman, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 49-56).

Thesis (M.S.)--Springfield College, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (B.A.)--Whitman College, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 21-22). Also available online (PDF file) by a subscription to the set or by purchasing the individual file.

Thesis (B.A.)--Whitman College, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references.

As the number of people participating in marathons across the United States rises to include a population of amateur and first time runners, the prevention of hypernatremia and hyponatremia during these races becomes increasingly important to prevent serious outcomes of coma and death. Both of these conditions have been responsible for collapse, hospitalizations and even deaths of runners in past marathons. Prevention of these sodium imbalances in the body begins with adequate knowledge of proper hydration methods to adhere to while running a marathon. This specific area has been neglected by researchers in the past and no proper method of fluid intake has been appropriately supported with scientific trials. However, there is evidence to support the general lack of knowledge in the running community regarding hyponatremia and hypernatremia, as well as the dangerous side effects of over or under hydration during marathon races. This thesis proposes a randomized control trial to specifically study hydration during a marathon with investigation into which fluid is superior, water or sports drink, and whether drinking to thirst is the best strategy for optimal hydration.

Middle distance runners are always searching for ways to improve performance. This study was conducted to see if high intensity interval training (HIIT) on a cycle ergometer could help improve overall performance within 800/1500m runners. It was hypothesized that HIIT would increase performance, through decreasing 1500m times and increasing time to fatigue. Athletes completed two HIIT sessions every week for four weeks. Pre- and post- performance tests: incremental treadmill test (run to volitional exhaustion) and a 1500m time trial. In addition to performance, athlete’s stride length and stride frequency during the 1500m time trial were recorded. No significant changes were seen within performance measures nor stride length and frequency. It was concluded two weekly training sessions of HIIT for four weeks does not significantly increase performance within college Division I 800/1500m athletes.

This dissertation examines the history of the application of science to the training of elite runners through 1975. In particular, it details the changes that occurred in the ruling theories of training within the framework of what Thomas Kuhn, author of The Structure of Scientific Revolutions refers to as a “paradigm shift.” The quest for the origins of training began in ancient Greece where the earliest written histories of athletics were recorded. There, according to the sophist Philostratus, a rudimentary form of periodization (a process of structuring training into phases) was born. Examination of eighteenth and the bulk of nineteenth century training practices revealed little difference in the training of horses, fighting cocks, greyhounds, pugilists (boxers), and runners. In the lead up to WWI, training could be classified as “light,” where athletes stayed competitive with very little training. Athletic training between WWI and WWII was characterized by the advent of “moderate” training loads and the introduction of innovative training methods--fartlek and interval training. Arthur Lydiard’s recommendations of preliminary marathon training for distance runners (800- 10,000 meters) in the late 1950s, along with the training of Emil Zátopek, Peter Snell,and Jim Ryun, epitomized a transition from moderate to “heavy” training loads thatoccurred between 1945 and 1975. Meanwhile, other eminent coaches such as Payton Jordan of Stanford University and William Bowerman of the University of Oregon offered balance to the heavy volume training approach by emphasizing quality over quantity. Following WWII, in the battle for world ideological supremacy, the Soviet Union utilized sport as a political tool to demonstrate the superiority of its communist system. Integral to achieving the best sporting results was the application of “cutting edge” sport science and the advent of modern-day periodization. The first detailed English-language overview of Professor Lev Pavlovich Matveyev’s groundbreaking theory of periodization by Frank Dick of Great Britain in 1975 caused a major shift in the paradigm of planning an athlete’s training--so much so, that by the turn of the twenty-first century, periodization formed the foundation of most modern coaching theory and practice and the basis of every serious athlete’s training. / text

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Mokslinių darbų, kuriuose būų nagrinėjami Lietuvos didelio meistriškumo vidutinių nuotolių bėgikių rengimo problemos yra labai mažai. Irina Krakoviak – daugkartinė Lietuvos čempionė, Pabaltijo mačų, Europos čempionatų dalyvė, pasaulio ��empionatų ir olimpinių žaidynių dalyvė. Ji yra viena pajėgiausių Lietuvos vidutinių nuotolių bėgikė. Šiame darbe analizuojami I. Krakoviak metinio treniruočių ciklo rengiantis pasaulio čempionatui Helsinkyje (2004 – 2005 metų sezonas), ir Europos čempionatui Gioteborge (2005 – 2006 metų sezonas) treniruočių metodika, krūvių kaita metiniame treniruočių cikle bei varžybų rezultatų dinamika. Darbo tikslas - Išanalizuoti Lietuvos vidutinių nuotolių bėgikės I. Krakoviak mėtinį treniruočių ciklą, jos rezultatus 2004 – 2005 ir 2005 – 2006 metų laikotarpiu. 2004 – 2005 ir 2005 – 2006 metų treniruočių cikle I. Krakoviak sportinę formą siekė įgyti du kartus – žiemą ir vasarą. Sportininkė 2004 – 2005 metų sezone dalyvavo Pasaulio čempionate 1500 m bėgimo distancijoje ir u��ėmė 11 vietą - 4.08,18 laikų. 2005 – 2006 metų sezone bėgikė dalyvavo Europos čempionate 1500 m bėgimo distancijoje įveikus šį nuotolį per 4.13,27 užėmė 27 vietą.. / There are not many paperworks analyzing problems of high class middle distance runners in Lithuania. Irina krakoviak is Lithuanian champion in women midle distance running championschip as well es participant in Balticstates, Europe and World running competitions. She is one at the most eksperieced middle distance athlets in Lithuania. This paperwork discloses problems which Irina Krakoviak has faced during preparation for world championchip in Helsinki and Europe championship in Goteborg. Paperwork discribes training methodology, exercises and table of resalts and achievements. The purpose of this work is to analize yearly trainingspecifications an cycle together with an analysis at result during 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 year. During 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 Irina Krakoviak was trying to get her athlets shape two times: one in winter season and one in summer season. An athlet took part in world chamionship ( 1500m distance group) and finished 11-th between other athlets (her result was 4.08.18). In 2005-2006 year she took part in Europe running championship. She finished 27-th (result was 4. 13.27).

Thesis (M.Ed.)--Cleveland State University, 2007. / Abstract. Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on May 8, 2008). Includes bibliographical references (p. 60-62). Available online via the OhioLINK ETD Center. Also available in print.