Kristina da Fonseca-Engelhardt, Beat Knechtle, Christoph Alexander Rüst, Patrizia Knechtle, Romuald Lepers, Thomas Rosemann
Abstract Background The aim of the present study was to compare the trends in
participation, performance and age of finishers in ‘Badwater’ and ‘Spartathlon’
as two of the toughest ultramarathons in the world of more than 200 km of
distance. Methods Running speed and age of male and female finishers in Badwater
and Spartathlon were analyzed from 2000 to 2012. Age of peak performance and sex
differ... hiện toàn bộ
Matthias Alexander Zingg, Christoph Alexander Rüst, Romuald Lepers, Thomas Rosemann, Beat Knechtle
Abstract Background The aims of the present study were to examine (a)
participation and performance trends and (b) the age of peak running performance
in master athletes competing in 24-h ultra-marathons held worldwide between 1998
and 2011. Methods Changes in both running speed and the age of peak running
speed in 24-h master ultra-marathoners (39,664 finishers, including 8,013 women
and 31,651 m... hiện toàn bộ