Comparison of Training and Anthropometric Characteristics between Recreational Male Half-Marathoners and Marathoners Half marathon and marathon are popular trolls.We have compared the training as well as aspects of body construction between 147 male half marathon and 126 male marathon runners. The half marathon runners were heavier, had longer legs, thicker upper arms, a higher body fat and a larger muscle mass than the marathon runners.Compared to the marathon runners, they showed less running experience in the sense of a few years, less weekly running kilometers and less weekly running hours. A deep body mass index, a deep body fat and a high running speed in training were the most important variables for a quick half-marathon period.With the marathon runners, this was a deep body fat and a high running speed in training.For the half marathon runners, the Body Mass Index explained only about 2% of the competition time.
For both groups a clear context could be detected between low body fat and a high running speed in training. Although half marathon runners of marathon runners differ in physique and training, both groups of a deep body fat and a high running speed in training are used for a quick competition time. The details are under https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23656215/