Type of Submission
Poster
Keywords
Collegiate cross country, injuries
Abstract
Running is becoming increasingly popular not only recreationally, but also competitively. With the increase in the number of people who are running comes an increase in the number of people who are injured. The purpose of this study was to determine if increasing mileage would result in a greater prevalence in injuries among collegiate cross country runners. Participants for this study included cross-country runners in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference. The hypothesis for this study had two parts: the greatest increase in mileage would be seen between the senior year of high school and the freshmen year of college; and the greatest increase in injuries would be seen during this time as well.The study was conducted through an online survey in which participants were asked questions pertaining to their running history as well as injury history. All data was collected and stored online; quantitative data was evaluated using SPSS software and qualitative data was be evaluated for themes. A one-way ANOVA test revealed statistically significant differences between the number of years running and whether or not they participated in weight training during high school (p .003). No increase in injury prevalence was associated with increased mileage in this study. The goal of this study was to be able to better educate runners on the risk factors associated with distance running and to add to the pool of research on running related injuries.
Faculty Sponsor or Advisor’s Name
Hannah Stedge
Campus Venue
Stevens Student Center
Location
Cedarville, OH
Start Date
4-1-2015 11:00 AM
End Date
4-1-2015 2:00 PM
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Incidence of Injuries in Collegiate Cross Country
Cedarville, OH
Running is becoming increasingly popular not only recreationally, but also competitively. With the increase in the number of people who are running comes an increase in the number of people who are injured. The purpose of this study was to determine if increasing mileage would result in a greater prevalence in injuries among collegiate cross country runners. Participants for this study included cross-country runners in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference. The hypothesis for this study had two parts: the greatest increase in mileage would be seen between the senior year of high school and the freshmen year of college; and the greatest increase in injuries would be seen during this time as well.The study was conducted through an online survey in which participants were asked questions pertaining to their running history as well as injury history. All data was collected and stored online; quantitative data was evaluated using SPSS software and qualitative data was be evaluated for themes. A one-way ANOVA test revealed statistically significant differences between the number of years running and whether or not they participated in weight training during high school (p .003). No increase in injury prevalence was associated with increased mileage in this study. The goal of this study was to be able to better educate runners on the risk factors associated with distance running and to add to the pool of research on running related injuries.
