The Athlete's Clock

Thomas W. Rowland, MD, is director of pediatric cardiology at the Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts, where he established an exercise testing laboratory. The author of Children's Exercise Physiology, Second Edition, and editor of the journal Pediatric Exercise Science, he has extensive research experience in exercise physiology of children. Rowland has served as president of the North American Society for Pediatric Exercise Medicine (NASPEM) and was on the board of trustees of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). He is past president of the New England chapter of the ACSM and received the ACSM Honor Award in 1993. Since receiving BS and MD degrees from the University of Michigan in 1965 and 1969, Rowland has been an assistant and associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester (1977 to 1990) and an assistant and associate clinical professor of pediatrics at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston (1975 to the present). He is professor of pediatrics at Tufts University School of Medicine and a past adjunct professor of exercise science at the University of Massachusetts. Rowland is a competitive tennis player and distance runner. He and his wife, Margot, reside in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. In his free time he enjoys playing tennis, running, and acting.

Chapter 1. Who's in Charge Here? Setting the Race Pace Chapter 2. Marching to the Same Drummer: Cadence in Endurance Events Chapter 3. Dragsters, Tiger Beetles, and Usain Bolt: Time and Speed Chapter 4. Circadian Rhythms and Sport Performance Chapter 5. It's All in the Timing: Keeping Your Eye on the Ball Chapter 6. Peaks and Valleys: The Development of Athletic Skill-A Conversation With Bob Malina Chapter 7. Over The Hill: Aging and Sport Performance