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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020

Performance and Training Load Profiles in Recreational Male Trail Runners: Analyzing Their Interactions during Competitions.

Sérgio Matos, Filipe Manuel Clemente, Rui Silva, Joel Pereira, José María Cancela Carral

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Female trail running: a systematic scoping review.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025
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  3. A Systematic Review of the Factors Associated with Performance in Non-Elite Runners.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Sérgio MatosFaculty of Educational Sciences and Sports Sciences, University of Vigo, 36005 Pontevedra, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-3023-3190
Filipe Manuel ClementeEscola Superior Desporto e Lazer, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Rua Escola Industrial e Comercial de Nun'Álvares, 4900-347 Viana do Castelo, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-9813-2842
Rui SilvaEscola Superior Desporto e Lazer, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Rua Escola Industrial e Comercial de Nun'Álvares, 4900-347 Viana do Castelo, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-3380-864X
Joel PereiraEscola Superior Desporto e Lazer, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Rua Escola Industrial e Comercial de Nun'Álvares, 4900-347 Viana do Castelo, Portugal.
José María Cancela CarralFaculty of Educational Sciences and Sports Sciences, University of Vigo, 36005 Pontevedra, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-2903-3829

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Endurance sports like trail running constitute an extensive individual modality causing numerous physiological changes to occur in the athlete. In this sense, an adequate monitoring of training load appears to be essential to improve competition performance. The aim of this study was two-fold: (i) to analyze trail runners' weekly load variations in the four weeks leading up to a trail running competition, and (ii) to determine the relationship between the runners' pacing in competitions and their physical fitness and workload parameters. Twenty-five amateur male trail runners (age: 36.23 ± 8.30 years old; minimum International Trail Running Association performance index: 600) were monitored daily for the duration of a season (52 weeks). External load (distance covered, pace) and internal load (rate of perceived exertion) were measured daily. Additionally, weekly workload measures of acute:chronic workload ratio (ACWR), training monotony, and training strain were calculated. The runners were also assessed for maximal aerobic speed (MAS) every four months. No significant differences in workload measures (

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PMID33266272
PMCPMC7730662

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