Predictors of Athlete’s Performance in Ultra-Endurance Mountain Races In previous studies, the ultra-endurance performance was associated with training and psychological variables.However, the performance under extreme conditions is insufficient, mainly due to difficulties in carrying out field measures. The aim of this study was to analyze the role of training, fluid intake, nutrition, and stress-related psychological factors for the performance of athletes in extremely enduring mountain events. We analyzed the variable race time and training, hydration state, nutrition, oral health status and stress-related psychological factors in 448 ultra-endurance mountain race finishers, depending on the race length (less than 45 km, 45-90 km and more than 90 km) inThree groups were divided using a questionnaire. Higher performance in ultra-mountain race was associated with a better oral health status and a higher accumulated height per week as well as a higher positive accumulated height change per week during exercise. For long-distance races experience, a larger training volume and a better fluid supply / nutrition before the competition was associated with better performance. Ultra endurance athletes participating in longer races (> 90 km) have more experience and follow harder training plans as athletes who compete for shorter routes.For longer races, greater fluid absorption was before the competition of the best performance sample.For races between 45 and 90 km, training intensity and volume were important predictors for performance, and in races below 45 km, the oral health status was an important predictor of performance.
Psychological factors previously described as performance tests for ultra-mountain ramps were inconsistent or could not predict the performance of athletes in the present study. The whole work is under https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/3/956