Age-related changes in 100-km ultra-marathon running performance

Beat Knechtle1,2, Christoph Alexander Rüst2, Thomas Rosemann2, Romuald Lepers3
1Facharzt FMH für Allgemeinmedizin, Gesundheitszentrum St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
2Institute of General Practice and Health Services Research, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
3INSERM U887, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Burgundy, Dijon, France

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