The age of peak performance in women and men duathletes – The paradigm of short and long versions in “Powerman Zofingen” The age of peak performance was examined in detail in various endurance and ultra-endurance sports;However, there is less information about Duathlon (running, cycling, running). The aim of the present study was to race the age of the peak performance of Duethlen, which run either in a short (10 km, 50 km and 5 km) or a long distance (10 km, 150 km and 30 km).From 2003 to 2017, 6'671 participants (women, n = 1,037, age 36.6 ± 9.1 years; men, n = 5 634, 40.0 ± 10,0 years) were analyzed in “Powerman Zofingen”. Looking at the finishers in 5-year-old age groups, a small main effect of sex on the race time was observed on the short distance, with men (171.7 ± 20.9 min) faster than women (186.0 ± 21.5 min). A small main effect of the age group was shown for the gender, where 20-24 years the fastest and 70-74 years were the slowest age group. No interaction of gender × age group was found.On the long range, a small main effect of gender was observed on the race time, with men (502.8 ± 56.8 minutes) around -7.6% faster than women (544.3 ± 62.8 minutes). A great main effect of the age group on the race period was shown, with the age group for 25-29 years the fastest and age group 70-74 years the slowest. A small sex × Age group Interaction on race time was found with a gender difference from -22.4% (15-19 years) to -6.6% (30-34 years). Due to these findings, a higher age of the peak performance in the Langen was detected in the “Powerman Zofingen” as in the short distance.
This indicates that the age of peak performance in the Duathlon follows a similar trend as in running and triathlon;This means the longer the distance, the older the age of peak performance. The whole work can be found under http://www.dovepress.com/articles.php?article_id=39386