The conference will feature a panel of sports scientists and medics with extensive experience in the science and medicine of endurance running, all of whom will present their latest research to delegates. 

Does running a marathon alter foot shape? And does it matter?
Dr Mako Fukano (Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan)

Running a marathon will not wear out your joints but will improve them
Professor Alister Hart (Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, UK)

The Older Athlete: From performance decline to implications for understanding ageing
Professor Stephen Harridge (King’s College London, UK)

Long and short-term preparation/mitigation strategies to protect athlete health and optimise performance in the heat
Dr Lee Taylor (Loughborough University, UK)

Exertional Heat Illness: a time-critical diagnosis
Dr Todd Leckie (University Hospitals Sussex, UK)