ArticleOpen access journal of sports medicine2018
Age of peak performance in 50-km ultramarathoners - is it older than in marathoners?
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- Mental Health in Ultra-Endurance Runners: A Systematic Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Pooled it
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- Analysis of over 1 million race records shows runners from East African countries as the fastest in 50-km ultra-marathons.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Trends in Participation, Sex Differences and Age of Peak Performance in Time-Limited Ultramarathon Events: A Secular Analysis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
- Effect of an Ultra-Endurance Event on Cardiovascular Function and Cognitive Performance in Marathon Runners.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
- Cortical and Subcortical Brain Volume Alterations Following Endurance Running at 38.6 km and 119.2 km in Male Athletes.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2021Article
- From Athens to Sparta-37 Years of Spartathlon.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- An Analysis of Participation and Performance of 2067 100-km Ultra-Marathons Worldwide.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Application of Continuous Glucose Monitoring for Assessment of Individual Carbohydrate Requirement during Ultramarathon Race.Nutrients · 2020Article
- Can the Performance Gap between Women and Men be Reduced in Ultra-Cycling?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Participation and Performance Analysis in Children and Adolescents Competing in Time-Limited Ultra-Endurance Running Events.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Heart of the World's Top Ultramarathon Runner-Not Necessarily Much Different from Normal.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Women Reduce the Performance Difference to Men with Increasing Age in Ultra-Marathon Running.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Different Predictor Variables for Women and Men in Ultra-Marathon Running-The Wellington Urban Ultramarathon 2018.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Acute Responses of Novel Cardiac Biomarkers to a 24-h Ultra-Marathon.Journal of clinical medicine · 2019Article
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Abstract
purposeDespite the increasing popularity of 50-km ultramarathons during the last few years, only limited information is available regarding the trends in its performance and participation. The aim of the present study was to examine the age of peak running performance in female and male 50-km ultramarathoners using second-order nonlinear regression analyses.
methodsData from 494,414 runners (124,045 women and 370,369 men) who finished a 50-km ultramarathon between 1975 to 2016 were analyzed.
resultsWhen the top ten finishers in 1-year age-groups were analyzed, the age of peak running speed was 41 years in both women and men. When the fastest finishers in 1-year age-group intervals were analyzed, the age of peak running speed was 40 years in women and 39 years in men.
conclusionIn summary, the age of peak running speed in 50-km ultramarathoners is older than what has been reported by previous studies for marathons. Women seem to achieve the best race time in a 50-km ultramarathon later in life compared with men. These findings are of great practical value for coaches and fitness trainers when setting performance goals for 50-km ultramarathon runners.
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