2.2. Experimental Design
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Qualifying participants were asked to report to an Exercise Science Laboratory for pre- and post-intervention testing. Post-testing sessions were scheduled at a similar time of the day as pre-testing and within a week upon completion of the training program in November and December 2017, depending on pre-testing dates. Testing order, as well as the examiner were kept constant for each participant. Finally, ten participants in each group were included in the statistical analysis. The study flow is depicted following the CONSORT criteria, which is easily referenced [Lastly, mandatory running meetings were held twice a week and coaching appointments were scheduled as required. Furthermore, participants were contacted by email or phone once a week for feedback. As an additional motivation, a final joint 5k running event was held upon completion of the intervention.