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.

Performance differences between mountain and city marathon

Reduced performance difference between sexes in master mountain and city marathon running The development of performance for so-called Master Runners has been studied in the area of Marathon only for city marathons. We now compared the performance of older runners at a city marathon (Lausanne Marathon) and a mountain marathon (Virgin Marathon) between 2000 and 2011. In both competitions were most participants between 35-44 years old. In the Virgin Marathon, the number of women took over 35 years to leaving the number of women under 35 years.For men there was no change over the years. In the Lausanne Marathon, on the other hand, no change in women during men decreased the number of finishers in the age groups of 25-44 years.Women in Lausanne Marathon improved performance in the age groups 35-44 and 55-64 years, men improved in the age groups 45-54 years in both marathons. Women were able to reduce the difference between the sexes in the age groups for 45-54 years in both marathons as well as in the age groups 35-44 years in the Virgin Marathon.

Change in body compartments on the transseuropal

Characteristics, changes and influence of body composition during a 4486km transcontinental ultramarathon: results from the Transeurope Footrace mobile whole body MRI-project. At Transseuropalauf 2009, a group of runners with a mobile MRI was examined before, during and after the run. The individual body compartments were examined in detail. The crucial results were that the runners lost about half of their body fat during the race.Also bold mass (muscle mass) was lost.

Performance Development in Badwater and Spartatlon

Participation and performance trends in ultra-endurance running races under extreme conditions - ‘Spartathlon’ versus ‘Badwater’ We have examined the development of participation and performance in the two ultramarathons ‘Badwater’ and ‘Spartatathon’ between 2000 and 2012. In both competitions, the number of participants increased over the years.Women make around 21% in the ‘Badwater’, in the ‘Sparthlon’ about 11%. In the ‘Badwater’ the male finishers were 46 years old, in the ‘Spartatlon’ by 45 years.The women were in the ‘Badwater’ by 43 years, in the ‘Spartatthlon’ by 44 years.In both runs, men like women were faster than women faster.

The elite on the Ironman Hawaii is older but still faster

Elite triathletes in ‘Ironman Hawaii’ get older but faster In an earlier work we were able to show that the age-class patients at ‘Ironman Hawaii’ were getting better over the years. The question now turned out if the top of the ‘Ironman Hawaii’ was better.As expected, the top ten over the years became more and better.

Surprisingly, the peak people over the years were also older. The age of the top ten in women rose from 26 ± 5 years in 1983 to 35 ± 5 years in 2012.For men, the age of 27 ± 2 years rose to 34 ± 3 years.According to definition, the top ten on the ‘Ironman Hawaii’ would have already been divided as ‘Master Athletes’. The whole study can be found under https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23591938/

Read more

Master Runner Am Badwater and Spartatathon

Analysis of participation and performance in athletes by age group in ultramarathons of more than 200 km in length So far, the performance of the so-called, Master Runner ‘was examined in ultra ripenes of a maximum of 100 miles. We have now studied what the runners create> 35 years on the ‘Badwater’ and on the ‘Sparatathlon’.In both runs, the top runners were 40-45 years old. While at ‘Badwater’ the men in the age groups 30-34, 35-39, 40-44 and 55-59 could improve their performance, the age group runners at the Spartatthlon ‘were unable to improve. The whole work can be found under https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23589700/

Age and performance at the Swiss Bike Masters

The age-related performance decline in ultraendurance mountain biking The decrease in endurance performance with increasing age was examined for different sports such as swimming, running and triathlon, but not for mountain biking. We have analyzed the numbers of the ‘Swiss Bike Masters’ from 1995 to 2009.Since very few women have ever understood there, only the men could be considered.The drivers were more and faster over the years and age rose over the years.

Difference between men and women about Double Iron

Sex difference in Double Iron ultra-triathlon Performance In the literature, there are several opinions that women on the long ultrasides are getting closer to men’s performance. We have analyzed all competition results about Double Iron from 1985 to 2012.During this period, 1,591 men and 155 women Double Iron have gefnishes, with the number of men exponentially and the number of women only linearly increases over the years. Men were swimming, cycling and running as well as in the total time faster than the women.The difference in swimming at 26.8 +/- 13.5%, when cycling at 25.2 +/- 7.3%, running at 32.4 +/- 12.5% and in the total time at 27.1 +/- 8.6%.

What does the Ironman competition time influence?

The Right Ventricle Best Predicts the Race Performance in Amateur Ironman Athletes. We studied 38 Ironman triathlets which variables correlate with the competition time.Aspects of physique, training, as well as echocardiographical findings were collected. The variable right ventricular function, percent body fat, running speed in training, mass of the left ventricle and end-diastolic area of the right ventricle correlated best with the conclusion.

After correction of all variables in a multivariance analysis, percent body fat and end-diastolic area of the right ventricle were the decisive variables where the end-diastolic surface of the right ventricle remained the most important variable. The whole study can be found under https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23470299/

Read more