Celebratory meal and finish line celebrations.Donation to our woodland project to offset carbon from flights.Race coverage for friends and family back home.Digital watermarked copies of all photos captured by our professional adventure photographer.Storage and carriage of luggage during the race.Provision of drinking water on the course and hot water for preparing food at all camps.Manned check-points and camps with medical and support staff.Your entry fee covers the teams, logistics and park fees to bring this race to life: Consistent with previous work, data show increased fatigue and reduced vigor in response to an arduous physical challenge.The Jungle Ultra gives you the opportunity to compete in one of the most remote and challenging areas where few tourists ever get the opportunity to go. Vigor and depression displayed a moderately strong correlation to sleep (r = 0.564 and −0.530).Ĭonclusions: Injury patterns were similar to those reported in other adventure/ultradistance events. Increased anger and fatigue correlated strongly with sleep disruption (r = 0.736 and 0.768, respectively). Mean sleep duration (6:17 ± 00:48 hours:minutes lowest on day 6, 4:43 ± 01:54 hours:minutes) did not vary significantly across the 7 days but did correlate with mood alterations (P < 0.05). The observed recovery was set against increasing levels of depression, tension, and confusion, which peaked at days 5/6 but returned to day 1 levels on the 7th day morning (P < 0.05). Fatigue and vigor recovered on the final morning. Vigor decreased over the first 6 days while fatigue increased (P < 0.05). Results: All subjects presented with abrasion injuries, dehydration, and heat stress. Main Outcome Measures: Mood state was assessed using the Brunel Mood Scale. Interventions: Injuries were clinically assessed and recorded each day. Participants: Eleven male competitors (mean mass, 83.7 ± 7.1 kg body mass index, 24 ± 1.79 kg/m2 age, 33 ± 11 years).

Objective: To describe injuries and illnesses presented and profile mood states and sleep patterns during a desert environment ultramarathon.ĭesign: Prospective study gathering data on mood states and injury patterns.

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