The weather at the estate marathon and the influence on performance
The Role of Environmental Conditions on Marathon Running Performance in Men Competing in Boston Marathon from 1897 to 2018 This study examined the effects of weather conditions on the performance of men during the Boston marathon from 1897 to 2018. A total of 383'982 observations of 244'642 different finishers were analyzed using generalized additive mixed models. All runners, TOP-100 and TOP-10 were considered.The weather conditions on the race day were average air temperature (° C), precipitation (mm), WBGT (° C), wind speed (km / h), wind direction (N, S, W, E) and pressure (HPA). These effects were examined in multivariable models with spline smooth conditions depending on the calendar year.In an increase in temperature by 1 ° C, the performance was deteriorated for all groups.The west of the west of the wind, compared to the wind from other directions, was most favorable for the performance of all finalists.Increasing rainfall deteriorated the performance of the top 100 and the top 10.With an increase in wind speed by 1 km / h, the performance was worse for all finishers, but not for the top 100. Pressure and WBGT were examined in unvariable models.Overall, the achievements with increasing pressure worsened and WBGT.
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