The optimal ambient conditions for world record and world class performances at the Berlin Marathon The Berlin Marathon is the fastest marathon racetrack in the world and has recorded 11 world records (eight in men and three in women). The weather conditions can have an important influence on the term.Therefore, we have examined the influence of the environmental conditions (temperature, sunshine, precipitation, air pressure and cloud cover) on world records and elitates (winners, top-three and top ten).Marathon services of men and women at the Berlin Marathon between 1974 and 2019 were analyzed. The average world record marathon period in men was 2: 03: 52 ± 0: 01: 19 H: min: S and 2: 25: 05 ± 0: 08: 25 H: Min: S among women.Competitions with male starters were 44 times (middle winning time 2: 09: 48 ± 0: 09: 15 h: min: s) and competitions with female starters 41 times (middle winner period 02: 30: 35 ± 0: 19: 09 H:Min: s discharged. The world record performances were achieved at medium temperatures of 18.61 ± 2.59 ° C for men and 13.07 ± 4.01 ° C for women. The ideal environmental conditions for world record performance in men were temperatures of 18.61 ° C, sunny, mostly dry days with higher air pressure and small cloud cover.For women, the ideal conditions for world record performance temperatures of 13.07 ° C were low at low air pressure, but significantly more rain and without sunshine and with cloud cover. For elite services, the ideal temperatures in men at 17.36 ± 4.33 ° C and women at 17.93 ± 4.07 ° C, with little to no rain and moderate cloud cover and sunshine.In summary, the environmental conditions are different in world record performance between men and women, with women in bad weather (rain, cloud cover and without sunshine) world records achieve and men in good weather (sunny, mostly dry days with small cloud cover).
Greater samples are required to examine gender differences and environmental conditions for marathon world record performance. The whole study is under https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fhys.2021.654860/FULL