Dan Tunstall Pedoe Medical Director of the London Marathon and Consultant Cardiologist, St Bartholomew's and Homerton Hospitals, UK £24.95,  978-1-85315-460-7,  340pp,  Paperback,  May 2001

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Highly Commended in the 2002 BMA Medical Book Competition, Medicine category

Marathon Medicine examines the history, sociology, physiology, psychology and medical aspects of long-distance running. With chapters from more than 25 leading experts in the field, it reviews a broad range of issues, including the history of endurance running, benefits and hazards of marathon running, running in extreme environments, investigation of running injuries and marathon medical myths. It probes the mind of the marathon runner and offers reasons for Kenyan dominance in distance running events.

Based on a conference at the Royal Society of Medicine and in association with the London Marathon, Marathon Medicine will not only be of interest to sports scientists, physicians, exercise physiologists and coaches, but to anyone - especially runners - interested in the extremes of human performance and how such feats are achieved.

Contents:
Preface, Sir Roger Bannister; Introduction, Christopher Brasher CBE; Marathon myths and marathon medicine, Dr Dan Tunstall Pedoe; Endurance runners in Britain before the 20th century, Professor Peter Radford; Marathon running as a social and athletic phenomenon: historical and current trends, Dr David Martin; Ageing and the marathon, Professor Craig Sharp; Dominance of the Africans in distance running, Professor Mike Lambert & Professor Timothy Noakes; Muscle metabolic factors decisive for marathon running, Dr Jørn Helge, Dr Gerrit Van Hall & Professor Bengt Saltin; Genetics and maximal oxygen uptake, Professor Claude Bouchard; Cellular fatigue, muscle stiffness and free radicals, Dr Alan Donnelly; Heat generation, accumulation and dissipation: effects on core temperature and fatigue, Dr Susan Shirreffs; Role of haemoglobin, altitude training, and exposure to hypoxia for sea level performance in endurance events, Professor Bengt Saltin; Diets to combat fatigue, Professor Clyde Williams; Sports drinks before, during and after running, Professor Ron Maughan; Running shoe design: protection and performance, Dr Martyn Shorten; Heat stress and related thermal disorders, Dr William O Roberts; Exercise in extreme environments, Dr Michael Stroud; Morbidity and mortality in the London marathon, Dr Dan Tunstall Pedoe; Sudden death in sports and the marathon, Dr Barry Maron; The female athlete triad: disordered eating, amenorrhoea and osteoporosis, Dr Roger Wolman; Air pollution - acute and chronic effects, Dr Lawrence Folinsbee & Professor Peter Raven; Prolonged exercise and the immune system, Dr Bente K Pedersen; Cardiovascular health benefits of aerobic exercise, Professor Adrianne Hardman; Non-cardiovascular benefits of exercise, Dr Alan Maryon-Davis; Ups and downs of training and performance - the underperformance syndrome, Dr Richard Budgett; Psychological factors associated with distance running and the marathon, Professor William Morgan; New modalities in the management of running injuries, Mr Trevor Prior; Should I run tomorrow?, Dr Randy Eichner; Glossary; Index.

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