THE JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND MEDICINE IN SPORT IMPROVING RUNNING ECONOMY B MINIMALIST THE FOLLOWING IS A I n the first of this month’s featuretendonopathy is associated with articles, Lindlein and co-workers tendonopathy symptoms. Keany, Kilding, REPUBLISHED EDITORIAL report the impact on running Merien and Dulson report preliminary WHICH FEATURES IN THE economy of an eight-week work on the usefulness of monitoring transition from normal running shoessalivary IgA as a potential predictor for JOURNAL OF SCIENCE to a minimalist shoe design. In the upper respiratory tract infections in AND MEDICINE IN SPORT second report in this section, Maylorathletes. Gerber’s team examined the and colleagues suggest that interruptingeffects of stress and mental toughness (VOLUME 21, NUMBER 12, prolonged sitting with a high intensityin young elite athletes. DECEMBER 2018) WRITTEN activity is significantly more effective than continuous moderate activity In the second article in this month’s BY EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, on modifying postprandial lipaemic sports injury section, Tierney and Simms, DR GORDON effects. In the final feature article,describe the most appropriate target Simon and Docherty, suggest that zones for applying tackles in rugby to middle aged adults with a history reduce the risk of head injuries. Sampson of ankle instability display decreasedand co-workers highlight the importance health related quality of life. of load management in reducing overall injury risk in American College Football. In this month’s sports medicine section,Linton and Valentin describe potential McDermott’s group report the effect ofdifferences in load management to heat on renal stress and kidney damagereduce in jury between novice and biomarkers in endurance cycling withexperienced runners in the UK. and without ibuprofen. Praet and co- workers provide a study suggesting In the first article in this month’s physical that microvascular volume in Achillesactivity section, Veldman and colleagues 30 VOLUME 36 • ISSUE 3 2018