Training tips for trail runners
This study tests a training recommendation strategy for trail runners. It aims to see if personalized advice can help improve performance or reduce injury risk.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have been competing in trail running for at least 1 year.
- You have an ITRA performance index (a score used in trail running).
- You plan to run at least one ITRA-indexed race in the second half of the study.
- You own a training watch and will record all training sessions longer than 10 minutes.
- You have no chronic joint, heart, or neurological conditions.
- You are not under legal guardianship or deprived of liberty.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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