Variables that influence Ironman triathlon performance – what changed in the last 35 years? We collected the previous literature on the topic of performance-influencing variables for a fast Ironman competition time and tries to find the most important variables.
It showed the age, experience, gender, training, origin, anthropometric features, physiological peculiarities, pacing and performance in each disciplines are important. For the anthropometric characteristics showed differences between men and women. The most important variables for a fast Ironman competition time are an age of 30-35 years (men and women), a fast personal best time in the Olympic Triathlon (men and women), a fast personal best time in the marathon (men and women), a big oneTraining volume and fast training, the volume seems more important than the speed (men and women), deep body fat, thin skin fold thicknesses and a thin upper arm (only men) as well as origin from the USA (men and women). All details can be found under https://www.dovepress.com/articles.php?article_id=23326