Marathon Medicine
Overview
If you work in healthcare or science, this is your starting line.
The annual Marathon Medicine Conference brings together experts to explore the cutting edge of marathon medicine and performance science.
Full details for the 2027 event will be announced in the new year.
Want to see what the event is like? Watch highlights from the 2026 conference on YouTube below.
Watch nowSports scientists and medics, with extensive experience in the science and medicine of endurance running, will present their latest research.
The 2026 speakers included:
- Dr Lewis Halsey, University of Roehampton (Humans versus the rest: Are we built for distance running?)
- Dr Nishan Guha, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust (Fuel, Fix, or Risk? Supplements and Hormones in Endurance Sport)
- Dr Kelly McNulty, Northumbria University (The menstrual cycle, hormonal contraception & sports performance)
- Prof Mike Stembridge, Cardiff Metropolitan University (Heat vs. Altitude to achieve cardiovascular adaptations in runners)
- Dr Andrew Mitchell, University of Bedfordshire (Lower limb running injuries)
Previous programmes
2026
Watch the lectures on YouTube.
2025
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2024
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Read the conference report on the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
2023
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Read the conference report on the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
2022
Watch the lectures on YouTube.
Read the conference reports on BAsem and the British Journal of Sports Medicine.