ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
From Athens to Sparta-37 Years of Spartathlon.
Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. 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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- TheFrontiers in physiology · 2026Pooled it
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- Analysis of the 10-day ultra-marathon using a predictive XG boost model.BMC research notes · 2024Article
- A macro to micro analysis to understand performance in 100-mile ultra-marathons worldwide.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- The Effects of Sex, Age and Performance Level on Pacing in Ultra-Marathon Runners in the 'Spartathlon'.Sports medicine - open · 2022Article
- Trends in Participation, Sex Differences and Age of Peak Performance in Time-Limited Ultramarathon Events: A Secular Analysis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
- The Sex Difference in 6-h Ultra-Marathon Running-The Worldwide Trends from 1982 to 2020.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
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Abstract
(1) Background: Recent studies analyzed the participation and performance trends of historic races such as the oldest ultra-marathon (Comrades) or the oldest 100-km ultra-marathon (Biel). One of the toughest and historic ultra-marathons in the world is the 'Spartathlon' (246-km ultra-marathon from Athens to Sparta). The present study aimed to analyze the trends in participation and performance of this race. (2) Methods: Different general linear models were applied as follows: the first model was a two-way ANOVA (Decade × Sex), with separate models for all participants and for only the top five finishers in each race; the second model was a two-way ANOVA (Age Group × Sex); the third model was a two-way ANOVA (Nationality × Sex). (3) Results: Between 1982 and 2019, 3504 ultra-marathoners (3097 men and 407 women) officially finished the Spartathlon at least once. Athletes from Japan were the majority with 737 participants, followed by far by runners from Germany (
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