title: Injury and illnesses prevention for ultramarathoners.
abstract: The popularity of ultramarathon races continue to grow with runners participating in races throughout the world. These events offer challenges unique to an ultramarathon compared to a marathon race. These challenges require the athlete to focus on factors including race distance, race stages, race environment (temperature, humidity, and altitude), appropriate training, nutritional preparation, and equipment. Athletes ill prepared for these challenges will be at risk from injury and illness. The goal of this article is to review preventive strategies for managing commonly encountered musculoskeletal injuries and medical illnesses in ultramarathon runners.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, University of Washington and Seattle Children's Sports Medicine, Seattle, WA 98105, USA. bkrabak@uw.edu
authors.forename: Brian J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Krabak
authors.forename: Brandee
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Waite
authors.forename: Grant
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lipman
mesh_terms: D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001768:Blister / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007010:Hyponatremia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007596:Joints / Q000293:injuries*; D012420:Running / Q000293:injuries*