@article{ref1,
title="Running habits and injury frequency following COVID-19 restrictions in adolescent long-distance runners",
journal="Pediatric exercise science",
year="2023",
author="Meyers, Rachel N. and Garcia, Micah C. and Taylor-Haas, Jeffery A. and Long, Jason T. and Rauh, Mitchell J. and Paterno, Mark V. and Ford, Kevin R. and Bazett-Jones, David M.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="PURPOSE: A decline in youth running was observed at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. We investigated whether the resumption of organized running after social distancing restrictions changed running habits or injury frequency in adolescent runners. <br><br>METHODS: Adolescents (age = 16.1 [2.1] y) who participated in long-distance running activities completed an online survey in the Spring and Fall of 2020. Participants self-reported average weekly running habits and whether they sustained an injury during the Fall 2020 season. Poisson regression models and 1-way analysis of variance compared running habits while Fisher exact test compared differences in frequencies of injuries during Fall 2020 among season statuses (full, delayed, and canceled). <br><br>RESULTS: All runners, regardless of season status, increased weekly distance during Fall 2020. Only runners with a full Fall 2020 season ran more times per week and more high-intensity runs per week compared with their Spring 2020 running habits. There were no differences in running volume or running-related injury frequency among Fall 2020 season statuses. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: There were no significant differences in running-related injury (RRI) frequency among runners, regardless of season status, following the resumption of cross-country. Health care providers may need to prepare for runners to increase running volume and intensity following the resumption of organized team activities.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0899-8493",
doi="10.1123/pes.2022-0080",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/pes.2022-0080"
}