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Marathoners Over Sixty Years of Age: Results of a Survey
Author(s) -
HOGAN DAVID B.,
CAPE RONALD D.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1984.tb05851.x
Subject(s) - medicine , gerontology , addiction , demography , physical therapy , psychiatry , sociology
A survey of 32 marathon runners over the age of 60 years was undertaken. The group was predominantly male, well educated, and health conscious. While the injury rate was high, it was comparable to the expected rate in younger runners. Six of the 32 claimed to have an addiction to running.