Sport science students aid world record run

Sport Science students helped ultrarunner Sophie Power to a world record at the weekend.
Power set a new world record for the longest distance covered by a woman in two days on a treadmill, at the National Running Show in Birmingham, beating the previous record of 211.49 miles (340 km).
Research students Harvey Fortis, Henry Martin, Samanvita Ravikanti, Lawrence Jones and MSc Sport Physiology and Performance student Martina Rudhun measured Sophie’s physiological condition and fuel-intake during the run and also met British Olympic champions Mo Farah and Colin Jackson.
Samanvita, a former MSc Sport Nutrition student now doing her PhD, said: “We witnessed incredible mental, physical and emotional mastery.
“Watching and helping Sophie push human limits is an extraordinary achievement that I'm proud and grateful to have been a part of. I hope that this will encourage more women to break boundaries, follow their passion, take up sport and pursue science for generations to come.”
Sophie said she was "thrilled" to have achieved the record and done it for a cause close to her heart - SheRACES, the charity she set up to champion female runners.
Lawrence Jones, also a PhD in Nutrition, said: “It feels good to have played even a small part by using my knowledge and experience of sports nutrition to help fuel her run.
“I got great insights into the mindset of an elite athlete and opened up the possibility of supporting other ultra endurance athletes in the future.”
He added that his weekend highlight was speaking to Mo Farah, The Hardest Geezer and Spencer Mathews!
Fellow PhD student Henry Martin said: “A huge thank you to Sophie for allowing us to collect some data during her record run too, which will hopefully go a long way to further understanding female athlete physiology and encouraging more research to be conducted in this space!”
The team was led by Dr Jamie Pugh of the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences at LJMU, a leading researcher in endurance performance.