David bruce dill biography of abraham

By Phillip B. Sparling        
Many scientists worldwide have made lasting contributions to today’s scientific understanding of distance running.

During the first half of the 20^th century, a number of notable Americans paved the way. With insatiable curiosity and drive, early researchers used the best scientific tools available to unravel the physiology of endurance performance.

David bruce dill biography of abraham

They were scientific explorers of physical performance. Here are a few.

D.B. Dill & S. Robinson: From 1927-1947, acclaimed scientist David Bruce Dill (1891-1986) and colleagues at the Harvard Fatigue Lab studied champion runners as one of many approaches to investigate the physiology of performance and fatigue.

Arguably their most famous subject was Clarence DeMar, 7-time winner of the Boston Marathon (1911, 1922-24, 1927-28, 1930). His participation in the lab’s experimental studies on exercise was instrumental in showing the enlarged heart of distance runners was the consequence of conditioning