title: [Changes in foot dimensions during extreme endurance running].
abstract: 55 (including 13 women) of 110 starters of a 1000-km-ultra long distance run reached their goal after 20 days of daily running 50 km. As a consequence of the burden of running 500 km the flat feet form is diminished, which might be caused by an increased reactive muscular tonus. The increase of foot length and breadth measures between the 9th and 16th day, however, demonstrates the opposite effect, when a "physiological limit" of circa 500 km is exceeded.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anthropologie, Universität Mainz.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Raschka
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bernhard
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jung
mesh_terms: D000886:Anthropometry / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010807:Physical Endurance / Q000502:physiology*; D012420:Running; D016474:Weight-Bearing / Q000502:physiology
vernacular_title: Die Anderungen der Fussmasse unter einem extremen Ausdauerlauf.