Which running shoe choose?

Hokas are just the best! If you are trained as a triathlet or runner, the choice of materials inevitably turns out the question of which shoes on the feet you want to run, except one is barefoot runner. At the ‘Ironman Hawaii’, the running shoes are counted annually which are used by the triathletes. It showed the Hoka One One in front of Saucony and ASICs is most commonly worn, see http://lavamagazine.com/kona-shoe-count-hoka-laps-past-asics-for-top-spot/. If you would take the ‘Ironman Hawaii’ for triathlets as ‘gold standard’, it should be really clear that you should walk Hoka One ONE.In the ultra skirters, the Hoka One ONE are also established.If you take a somewhat coarser and longer run how across the US is running in record time, Hoka also seems to be the first choice here.The 29-year-old Pete Costelnick has reduced the 36-year-old record for the crossing of the US on foot (4828 km) to 42 days 6 hours and 30 minutes. When you read the article and the photo looks at inevitably falls that he has also run with Hoka, see https://www.running-club.fr/actualites/run-smile/item/5076-un-Ultrarunner-bat-Largement-le-Record-de-la-traverse-des-budget-unis-en-course-a-Pied

Where do the fastest Ironman triathlets come from?

The Role of Nationality on the Pacing of Ironman Triathletes We have analyzed the results of 302'535 Ironman triathlets who have understood an Ironman from 2002 to 2015. We have analyzed the times for swimming, cycling and running as well as the total time.The finishers were divided into groups based on their conclusion. It turned out: women were under the stroke faster than men swimming, running, as well as in the change zone.They were slower on the bike as the men.

WHO PACES LONGES IN VASALUAF?

Pacing Profiles in Age Group Cross-Country Skiers in the Vasaloppet 2012-2016 The pacing has been studied for various sports and age groups in endurance competitions, but we do not know what happens in one of the world’s longest ski resorts. For this purpose, we have analyzed the pacing of 66'435 finishers on the ‘Vasaloppet’ between 2012 and 2016.

It turned out that the number of successful women decreased with increasing age, men and women divide the race differently and the speed in the race over the individual items is dependent on the gender. The complete evaluation can be found under https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28950695/

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The best age for half marathon

Sex- and age-related differences in half-marathon performance and competitiveness in the world’s largest half-marathon – the GöteborgsVarvet The age for the best marathon time resp.The time when it is over with the fastest marathon has been well investigated. Although the marathon is very popular, more people worldwide run a half marathon than a marathon.We now analyzed 138'616 runners who run by 2014-2016 the ‘Gothenburgsvarvet’, which is considered the largest half marathon in the world.

Differences in pacing between boys and old runners

There Marathon methusalem Arne Haase (M85) In Germany, a new marathon talent is reflected in the category M85.

The runner Arne Haase has in 2015 in the M80 category a marathon in 5:33:21 hours. This year in the M85 category, he ran in Frankfurt 5: 55.03 hours, see https://www.frankfurt-marathon.com/unser-best-gon-derm-dm-der-marathon-Methusalem-arne-hase-m85/

Pacing of age class runners in the marathon

Pacing in age group marathoners in the “New York City Marathon” The pacing in the marathon has been studied especially for the top runners and less for the age group runners. We studied the pacing of 20'283 women and 28'282 men who run the ‘New York City Marathon’ 2015.When analyzing only one output, you can exclude the influence of the weather.

It shows for men like women that the running speed decreased during the race, but all runners were able to deliver a final spurt from kilometers 40 to the finish. The work can be found under https://www.standfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15438627.2017.1393752

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The limits of human performance

How Fast Can Humans Run? A journalist has thought about the performance of runners in the sprint area as well as the marathon.

The meaning of HIIT for the older athlete

HIIT produces increases in muscle power and free testosterone in male masters athletes The High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is now an established method for top athletes. An English group has now examined the influence of a 6-week HIIT on the performance of male age-class athletes at a mean age of 60 years.

It showed that this training form not only significantly increased the performance, but still increases the free testosterone. This interesting article can be found under https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28794164/

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The oldest runner in the 6-hour run

Albert Stricker runs the 6-hour running in Brugg At this year’s 6-hour run in Brugg, the 94-year-old Albert Stricker also ran with. According to the leaderboard, a runner has never started in the M90 category in a 6-hour run. He reached 24.304 km and for him the category M90 had to be created at the event because he should actually be considered in the M70 category. The newspaper report can be found under https://www.aargauerzeitung.ch/aargau/brugg/24-Stunde-hier-hier-kart-der-94-Neige-Albert-stricker-ins-ziel-ld.1454318