Effect of age and gender on performance in the triathlon

Trends in Triathlon Performance: Effects of Sex and Age In the magazine ‘Sports Medicine’, we have published a review article on the aspect of the influence of age and gender to performance in the triathlon. The most important findings are: the proportion of women and older participants (> 40 years old) has increased over the years, the difference between men and women is smaller than in cycling and running, the power density in the top ten has increased significantly,With increasing age, the performance of cycling takes less quickly than swimming and running and the older participants have significantly improved their performance on the Ironman route in recent years. All details of this work can be found at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Pubmed/23797729

Age group runner at the Marathon of SABLES

Increase in finishers and improvement of performance of masters runners in the Marathon des Sables We have studied the participation and performance development of the age group runners at the Marathon des Sables’ from 2003 to 2012. In men as among the women, the number of finishers increased over the years, with women increasing the runners in age groups 30-34, 45-49 and 50-54 years.The men rose the number in age groups 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59 and 60-64 years. The best runners were in the age group 35-39 years for women like men.Over the years, the running speed in women’s age groups remained unchanged while the runners in the group were slower for 30-34 years and became faster in groups 35-39 and 40-44 years faster. The complete study can be found at www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Pubmed/23776392

The age of the best performance over 100 miles

Analysis of performance and age of the fastest 100-mile ultra-marathoners worldwide If the aspect of the age of the best performance was examined, individual competitions were usually analyzed over time. We have analyzed the performance of 35,956 finishers of 100 miles runs between 1998 and 2011.Men like women were faster over the years, but the age of the best performance did not change.

The fastest women were 39 years old, the fastest men around 37 years. The whole work can be found under https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmc3654294/

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Change in body composition according to an Ironman

Changes in body composition in triathletes during an Ironman race We studied 8 men on Ironman Switzerland in 8 men, which has the burden on an effect on the composition of the body. The weight took 1.9 kg, with this decrease due to 0.4 kg of fat and 1.4 kg of fat-free mass.The density of the calf muscles decreased, the sodium in the blood as well as the density and the osmolality of the urine took.

The age of the best performance in ultra-cycling

Age and gender difference in non-drafting ultra-endurance cycling performance - the ‘Swiss Cycling Marathon’ We have analyzed the performance of all finishers at ‘Swiss Cycling Marathon’ from 2001 to 2012 at the 720km route as qualifier for the RAAM. If one compares the times of the fastest men and women, the difference was 13.6% for the fastest finishers, 13.9% for the three fastest men and women and 19.1% for the ten fastest men and women. The difference between the fastest three men and women decreased from 30.5% in 2001 to 20.4% in 2012.The fastest women were over the years faster while the fastest men could not improve their performance.

Differences in age-related power of power in the short-distance triathlon

The age-related decline in Olympic distance triathlon performance differs between males and females We have examined the performance of men and women in the short-distance triathlon ‘Zurich Triathlon’ from 2000 to 2010 with respect to the difference between the sexes. Between 18 and 34, men like women were able to achieve the same conclusion.We were able to make an interaction of age and gender on swimming, cycling and total time, but not on running.

Calculation of the expected runtime in the marathon

Marathon performance in relation to body fat percentage and training indices in recreational male runners For male marathon runners, there are various characteristic features that correlate significantly with the competition time. On the basis of 126 finishers at the Marathon in Basel of 2010 and 2011, Prof. Giovanni Tanda from Genoa has classified the variable weekly training kilometers, running speed and percent body fat as relevant. With these variables you can now calculate with a same the marathon time relatively very precisely.The formula is: Marathon time (min) = 11.03 + 98.46 exp (-0.0053 middle weekly running kilometers [km / week]) + 0.387 middle running speed (sec / km) + 0.1 exp (0.23 percent body fat [%]). The whole article can be found under https://www.dovepress.com/articles.php?article_id=13175

Trend of participation in the Inline 111

Age group athletes in inline skating: decrease in overall and increase in master athlete participation in the longest inline skating race in Europe - the Inline One-Eleven. The ‘Inline 111’ was the longest inline race in Europe.We examined the trend of participation from the first issue in 1998 until the last discharge in 2009.By 2003, the number of participants rose, after 2003 they decreased. Throughout the period, the number of skaters decreased under 40 years, while the number of skaters increased over 40 years.

How are half marathon and marathon runners differ?

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.