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The essays in this collection cover topics relating to the history of marathon running in Hong Kong and Asia, what role gender difference plays in marathon sport performance, and the experience of organizing the race in Hong Kong. Concluding sections offer useful advice to runners on the proper way to prevent and treat injuries and the best ways to prepare for long-distance running. Contributors are chosen from a range of universities and are leading scholars, practictioners, and experts on sport.
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Publisher
The Chinese University of Hong KongYear
2010eBook ISBN
9789629964306Table of contents
- Half-Title Page
- Full_Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Foreword
- Biography of Contributors
- Section1. Introduction
- 1.History of the Marathon
- 2.Issues of the Marathon: A Review
- 3.Marathon Races Across Asia
- Section2.Hong Kong Experience:1997–2009
- 4.The Hong Kong Experience: 1997–2009
- 5.Marathon Media Coverage:Risk or Opportunity?
- 6.Marathon Running in Hong Kong—A Runner’s Perspective
- 7. Elite Female Runners in Hong Kong
- 8.The Making of a Marathon Runner
- 9.Review of Medical Encounters in the 2007Hong Kong Marathon
- 10.Case Report: 28-year-old 10 km RunnerCollapses Before the Finish Line
- 11.Auxiliary Medical Service—Support and Deployment
- 12.Medical Case Studies from the Hong KongMarathon
- 13. Evaluation of the 2007 AMS Sports InjuriesCourse
- Section3.Advice to Serious Runners
- 14.Potential Medical Problems in MarathonRunners
- 15. Sudden Cardiovascular Death in Marathons
- 16. Nutrition for Marathon Runners
- 17. Fluid Replacement and Hyponatremia forAthletes
- 18. Motivation and Psychological Preparation forMarathons
- 19. Marathon Training
- 20. Injuries in Marathon Running
- 21. Sports Injuries Encountered During MarathonPreparations
- 22. Physiotherapy for Marathon Runners
- Section4. The Way Ahead
- Bibliography
- Appendix
- Acknowledgements
- Index