East Tennessee State University Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University Electronic Theses and Dissertations Student Works 8-2015 The Relationships of Physiological and Strength Variables to Run Performances Jana Hollins East Tennessee State University Follow this and additional works at: https://dc.etsu.edu/etd Part of the Sports Sciences Commons Recommended Citation Hollins, Jana, "The Relationships of Physiological and Strength Variables to Run Performances" (2015). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 2552. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2552 This Dissertation - Open Access is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Works at Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. The Relationships of Physiological and Strength Variables to Run Performances _______________________ A dissertation presented to the faculty of the Department of Exercise and Sport Science In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Philosophy in Sport Physiology and Performance _______________________ by Jana E. Hollins August 2015 ________________________ Michael H. Stone, Ph.D., Chair Michael W. Ramsey, Ph.D. Kimitake Sato, Ph.D. N. Travis Triplett, Ph.D. Keywords: 3 minute all out run, 3km time trial, critical speed, vertical jump, strength, V̇ O2max ABSTRACT The Relationships of Physiological and Strength Variables to Run Performances by Jana E. Hollins Monitoring progress of athletes is an essential component of the training process. Collegiate distance running coaches often use field tests to assess progress because of a lack of time and resources to do laboratory testing.