ArticleFrontiers in psychology2020
Diverse Effects of Thermal Conditions on Performance of Marathon Runners.
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- Associations between environmental factors and running performance: An observational study of the Berlin Marathon.PloS one · 2024Observational
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- Relationship between running performance and weather in elite marathoners competing in the New York City Marathon.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- The Influence of Environmental Conditions on Pacing in Age Group Marathoners Competing in the "New York City Marathon".Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
- The Diamond League athletic series: does the air quality sparkle?International journal of biometeorology · 2021Article
- The Role of Environmental Conditions on Master Marathon Running Performance in 1,280,557 Finishers the 'New York City Marathon' From 1970 to 2019.Frontiers in physiology · 2021Article
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Abstract
Heat exposure affects human performance in many ways. Both physiological (i.e., glycogen sparing, oxygen uptake, thermoregulation) and biomechanical mechanisms (i.e., contact time, knee flexion, muscle activity) are affected, hence reducing performance. However, the exposure affects persons differently. Not all athletes necessarily experience an identical thermal condition similarly, and this point has been overlooked to date. We analyzed endurance performances of the top 1000 runners for every year during the last 12 New York City Marathons. Thermal conditions were estimated with wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGT) and universal thermal climate index (UTCI). Under identical thermal exposure, the fastest runners experienced a larger decline in performance than the slower ones. The empirical evidence offered here not only shows that thermal conditions affect runners differently, but also that some groups might consistently suffer more than others. Further research may inspect other factors that could be affected by thermal conditions, as pacing and race strategy.
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