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Even Pacing Is Associated with Faster Finishing Times in Ultramarathon Distance Trail Running—The “Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc” 2008–2019
In recent years, there has been an increasing number of investigations analyzing the effects of sex, performance level, and age on pacing in various running disciplines. However, little is known about the impact of those factors on pacing strategies in ultramarathon trail running. This study investi...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7578994/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32992625 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17197074 |
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author | Suter, Daniel Sousa, Caio Victor Hill, Lee Scheer, Volker Nikolaidis, Pantelis Theo Knechtle, Beat |
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description | In recent years, there has been an increasing number of investigations analyzing the effects of sex, performance level, and age on pacing in various running disciplines. However, little is known about the impact of those factors on pacing strategies in ultramarathon trail running. This study investigated the effects of age, sex, and performance level on pacing in the UTMB(®) (Ultra-trail du Mont Blanc) and aimed to verify previous findings obtained in the research on other running disciplines and other ultramarathon races. Data from the UTMB(®) from 2008 to 2019 for 13,829 race results (12,681 men and 1148 women) were analyzed. A general linear model (two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA)) was applied to identify a sex, age group, and interaction effect in pace average and pace variation. A univariate model (one-way ANOVA) was used to identify a sex effect for age, pace average, and pace variation for the fastest men and women. In our study, pace average and a steadier pace were positively correlated. Even pacing throughout the UTMB(®) correlated with faster finishing times. The average pace depended significantly on sex and age group. When considering the top five athletes in each age group, sex and age group also had significant effects on pace variation. The fastest women were older than the fastest men, and the fastest men were faster than the fastest women. Women had a higher pace variation than men. In male competitors, younger age may be advantageous for a successful finish of the UTMB(®). Faster male runners seemed to be younger in ultramarathon trail running with large changes in altitude when compared to other distances and terrains. |
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spelling | pubmed-75789942020-10-29 Even Pacing Is Associated with Faster Finishing Times in Ultramarathon Distance Trail Running—The “Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc” 2008–2019 Suter, Daniel Sousa, Caio Victor Hill, Lee Scheer, Volker Nikolaidis, Pantelis Theo Knechtle, Beat Int J Environ Res Public Health Article In recent years, there has been an increasing number of investigations analyzing the effects of sex, performance level, and age on pacing in various running disciplines. However, little is known about the impact of those factors on pacing strategies in ultramarathon trail running. This study investigated the effects of age, sex, and performance level on pacing in the UTMB(®) (Ultra-trail du Mont Blanc) and aimed to verify previous findings obtained in the research on other running disciplines and other ultramarathon races. Data from the UTMB(®) from 2008 to 2019 for 13,829 race results (12,681 men and 1148 women) were analyzed. A general linear model (two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA)) was applied to identify a sex, age group, and interaction effect in pace average and pace variation. A univariate model (one-way ANOVA) was used to identify a sex effect for age, pace average, and pace variation for the fastest men and women. In our study, pace average and a steadier pace were positively correlated. Even pacing throughout the UTMB(®) correlated with faster finishing times. The average pace depended significantly on sex and age group. When considering the top five athletes in each age group, sex and age group also had significant effects on pace variation. The fastest women were older than the fastest men, and the fastest men were faster than the fastest women. Women had a higher pace variation than men. In male competitors, younger age may be advantageous for a successful finish of the UTMB(®). Faster male runners seemed to be younger in ultramarathon trail running with large changes in altitude when compared to other distances and terrains. MDPI 2020-09-27 2020-10 /pmc/articles/PMC7578994/ /pubmed/32992625 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17197074 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Suter, Daniel Sousa, Caio Victor Hill, Lee Scheer, Volker Nikolaidis, Pantelis Theo Knechtle, Beat Even Pacing Is Associated with Faster Finishing Times in Ultramarathon Distance Trail Running—The “Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc” 2008–2019 |
title | Even Pacing Is Associated with Faster Finishing Times in Ultramarathon Distance Trail Running—The “Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc” 2008–2019 |
title_full | Even Pacing Is Associated with Faster Finishing Times in Ultramarathon Distance Trail Running—The “Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc” 2008–2019 |
title_fullStr | Even Pacing Is Associated with Faster Finishing Times in Ultramarathon Distance Trail Running—The “Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc” 2008–2019 |
title_full_unstemmed | Even Pacing Is Associated with Faster Finishing Times in Ultramarathon Distance Trail Running—The “Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc” 2008–2019 |
title_short | Even Pacing Is Associated with Faster Finishing Times in Ultramarathon Distance Trail Running—The “Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc” 2008–2019 |
title_sort | even pacing is associated with faster finishing times in ultramarathon distance trail running—the “ultra-trail du mont blanc” 2008–2019 |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7578994/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32992625 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17197074 |
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