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The Chattanooga Marathon Project group runs laps at Girls Preparatory School, training for the upcoming Chattanooga Marathon. Photo by Noah Camacho.<\/p><\/div>\n

As the sun set at the end of a snowy Wednesday, a group of runners made their way around the track at Girls Preparatory School.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite the cold\u2014and the fact that most of them had never been runners before\u2014they laughed and encouraged each other, and it didn\u2019t take long for them to shed their winter coats.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The group, made up of mostly University of Tennessee at Chattanooga students along with a few faculty members and local residents, was part of the \u201cChattanooga Marathon Project\u201d research initiative.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The project\u2014sponsored by the <\/span>Erlanger Chattanooga Marathon<\/strong><\/span><\/a> and supported by <\/span>Fast Break Athletics<\/a><\/strong> and the <\/span>Chattanooga Tourism Company<\/a><\/strong>\u2014is designed with the goal of examining the short-term and long-term physical, mental and social benefits that may occur when training for an organized race.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In effort to measure a participant\u2019s change in fitness, nutrition, self-confidence and socialization into running, faculty and students in the UTC Department of Health and Human Performance (HHP) will compare pre- and post-program aerobic fitness, body composition, cognitive functioning, and other socio-psychological markers reflective of engagement and commitment to running. <\/span><\/p>\n

The research team is comprised of numerous HHP faculty members, including UC Foundation Associate Professor Karissa Peyer, UC Foundation Associate Professor Kara Hamilton, UC Foundation Professor Andrew Bailey, Emily Maddux and HHP Department Head Eric Hungenberg.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Peyer, a race registration alone may generate short-term fitness goals, but it doesn\u2019t always manifest into sustainable fitness habits. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOften missing from a novice runner\u2019s preparation for a race is social support, education, and accountability,\u201d said Peyer. \u201cThese factors also likely influence whether an athlete sustains their sport participation after the race.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Therefore, to support the integration of these training elements, all of the research participants were enrolled in Fast Break Athletics\u2019 seven-week training program. Fast Break Track Nights provides expert guidance on agility and mobility training, while also providing weekly training regiments specifically catered to runners\u2019 race day goals.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"HHP

HHP faculty and students administer a treadmill test in the UTC Sports Lab. Photo by Angela Foster.<\/p><\/div>\n

Alan Outlaw, owner of Fast Break Athletics, joined the practice every week to help coach the participants.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Training alongside them were runners in an existing Fast Break training program\u2014who may have been more experienced athletes\u2014but were able to serve as inspiration for the new runners.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve incorporated and integrated the new group in with the existing group so it\u2019s not just a brand-new group or somebody that\u2019s new to running,\u201d Outlaw said.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Peyer, who also served as a trainer during the sessions, participated in the warmups and ran laps with the group every week. As someone who wasn\u2019t a runner prior to college, she understands the challenges of starting out and the importance of having a supportive community.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBefore the race, they\u2019ll come back in and redo all of their testing and we\u2019ll see how things have changed,\u201d Peyer said. \u201cI think what we\u2019re hoping for is really exciting updates six months from now when they do the surveys again; we\u2019re really looking at changes in how they feel about themselves as a runner.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re hoping that there are some changes\u2014and they see running and other types of physical activity as an important part of their lifestyle and something they continue to do into the future.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Two of those on the track were UTC sophomore Kathryn Brown and senior Calvin Hoeng, who joined the Chattanooga Marathon Project group to run in the 5K.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Brown said that participating in the project is something completely out of the norm for her.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI have never run before. I\u2019ve never really been athletic,\u201d said Brown, an exercise science major from Ringgold, Georgia. \u201cAthletics and running just kept popping up for me, and then I saw the study and it labeled exactly what I was.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI wasn\u2019t a regular runner. I decided to fill out the form and I thought, \u2018If it\u2019s meant for me, then it\u2019s going to work out. If it\u2019s not, then it won\u2019t.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Karissa

Karissa Peyer (left) and Kathryn Brown listen to Alan Outlaw preparing the group for training.<\/p><\/div>\n

Hoeng, an exercise science major from Dalton, Georgia, isn\u2019t an experienced runner, either.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to see what the outside of the research stuff looked like,\u201d Hoeng said. \u201cI hate running, but I know it\u2019s good for you, so I wanted to get into it.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Fortunately, they both felt that it got easier in the weeks since they began training.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe progression from starting with nothing to getting to where we\u2019re at is a good pace,\u201d Hoeng said.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s gotten better, a little bit easier and a little more fun all the way,\u201d Brown said.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

She described the upcoming race as \u201cnerve-wracking,\u201d but she\u2019s ready to take on the challenge.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy goal is to finish, make it to the end and just run for as long as I can and break down those mental barriers,\u201d Brown said. \u201cI\u2019m definitely excited.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Calvin

Calvin Hoeng (left)<\/p><\/div>\n

Jaxon Frerichs, a junior exercise and health science major, took advantage of the project in a different way.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Before an injury, Frerichs ran track, cross country and marathon races. When he received an email looking for participants for the study, he wanted to contribute.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAfter getting the email about signing up for a running study, I really wanted to try my best to be part of it and try to run like I did before,\u201d said Frerichs, who hails from Cleveland, Tennessee. \u201cThe next morning after I signed up, I decided that as much as I would love to be a participant, it would look great on my resume to be involved as a volunteer research assistant.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSadly, due to potential bias, I had to choose either participating or assisting. I chose to assist.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As the only undergraduate research assistant, Frerichs has taken on the role of <\/span>managing weekly training logs and video prompts that participants must fill out and record each week.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI like to stay busy,\u201d he said, which is why he also volunteers in Erlanger\u2019s emergency, surgical and clinical research departments. \u201cWhile a lot of these things will help my resume, my heart is really in exercise science, fitness and preventative medicine.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Frerichs\u2019 work on the project is part of a larger tradition of UTC\u2019s involvement in the Chattanooga Marathon.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Since 2015, UTC and the Chattanooga Tourism Company have collaborated to integrate sport science into the Chattanooga Marathon. UTC contributed through research, including fitness assessments and training studies, while the Tourism Company connected researchers with participants and managed logistics.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOur mission is to enhance the social and economic prosperity of our community,\u201d said Cassidy Brinkley, director of events operations for the Chattanooga Tourism Company.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe bulk of this is for our locals, so the only way that we will remain at that kind of destination community race is to collaborate with community partners,\u201d Brinkley said. \u201cGoing back to the relationship we have with UTC at this point, it\u2019s like, \u2018What research are you guys looking at now?\u2019 We want to be a part of it and get to that place where we know they\u2019re going to lead us in the right direction.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Outlaw said that Fast Break has a similar core mission. Collaborating with UTC allows them to give back in a way that aligns with their expertise.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cGiving an opportunity to do something intimidating\u2014come to the track where you can\u2019t escape and you can\u2019t do anything else besides be there in the moment\u2014I think there\u2019s a great communal aspect to it,\u201d he said.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Alan Outlaw (blue jacket) speaks to participants before a training session.<\/p><\/div>\n

Hungenberg said that even though people may be interested in improving their health, making it a habit can be challenging.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat research has revealed is that void of peer support, self-belief and a genuine sense of enjoyment, physical activity rarely becomes a sustainable habit,\u201d Hungenberg said. \u201cPeople enroll in annual memberships, go for a couple of months and then typically drop out.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s why Fast Break Athletics\u2019 involvement in this project has been such a critical piece to this puzzle because we\u2019re operating under the hypothesis that a training program comprised of peer support and expert instruction will develop for runners a sense of community and increased knowledge.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Thanks to the partnership, the UTC and Chattanooga communities are growing stronger together, Hungenberg said.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really become this incredible collaboration, all intending to use a community marathon as a catalyst to evoke positive behavioral change in its residents,\u201d he said. \u201cThe marathon\u2014particularly this project\u2014is about tapping into community.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Learn more<\/h4>\n

Visit UTC<\/a><\/p>\n

UTC Health and Human Performance<\/a><\/p>\n

HHP Sports Lab prepares students for careers through hands-on learning and community partnership<\/a><\/p>\n

How to apply<\/a><\/p>\n

Photo gallery by Noah Camacho<\/h4>\n

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