The science of elite long distance running
- Written by Mark Connick, Postdoctoral Researcher in Paralympic classification and biomechanics, The University of Queensland
Sunday’s Gold Coast Commonwealth Games marathon will include exceptional elite-level marathon runners, including Kenneth Mungara, the Gold Coast marathon record holder and Australia’s Michael Shelley, who won the Gold medal at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games Marathon four years ago.
As marathons and other long distance running events are...