Are African top runners younger than white marathon runners?

Performance and age of African and non-African runners in half- and full marathons held in Switzerland, 2000–2010 So far, there is known that top runners at international marathons achieve their best time at the age of just 30 years.Since the big marathons are dominated by African runners, we do not know if there is an age difference between African and non-African runners. For this reason, we have analyzed all half marathons for a country (Switzerland) over the period 2000 to 2010 as well as all marathon with the question of whether the African top runners are disciples than non-African top runners. In the half-marathon, the non-African men were older and slower than the African men.About the marathon track showed the same result where the differences were even more pronounced.In the women, however, no difference was shown on the half marathon route

Body Construction, Training and Performance in the Ironman

Somatotype, training and performance in Ironman athletes A recent study examined in Ironman triathlets whether physician or training influence the competition time. In male triathlets, physique (Somatotype) has the greatest influence on the competition time during age and training were without influence.In contrast, the female triathlets had no connection between physique and training with the ironescence. Surprisingly, the competition time with change in body construction can be influenced favorably, all the details below https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23834510/

The best 24-hour runners are Master Runner

Master runners dominate 24-h ultramarathons worldwide — a retrospective data analysis from 1998 to 2011 The analysis of individual races or a series of races showed for ultramarathons that the increase in the participants was due to an increase in master runners (> 35 years) and to women. However, the analysis of individual races could not be reliable for a trend, so we examined the global trend for 24-hour runners.

The age of men and women in the pile swimming

Women achieve peak swim performance in individual medley at earlier ages than men So far, only the age of the Freestilschwimmer was investigated. We have examined the change in the age of the best floor swimmers of Switzerland from 1994 to 2011 and compared with freestyle swimming over the same period.

The age of the best performance was over 200m and 400m locations as well as 200m and 400m freestyle higher for men than for women. From 1994 to 2011, the age of the best performance did not change even though the floats became more and faster. All details about the study can be found under http://www.medicinasportiva.pl/new/pliki/ms_2013_02_01_buhl.pdf

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Performance on, Powerman Zofingen according to nationality

The aspect of nationality in participation and performance at the ‘Powerman Duathlon World Championship’ – The ‘Powerman Zofingen’ from 2002 to 2011 We have studied on ‘Powerman Zofingen’ as a long-distance World Cup of Duathlen which nations are leaders. Most starters came from Switzerland, followed by athletes from Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, USA, Spain, England, Holland and Denmark. Over the years, the proportion of German finishers increased above all.Surprisingly, the top five could not improve over the years.In terms of nationality, the best Duathlen could not improve.

Effect of age and gender on performance in the triathlon

Trends in Triathlon Performance: Effects of Sex and Age In the magazine ‘Sports Medicine’, we have published a review article on the aspect of the influence of age and gender to performance in the triathlon. The most important findings are: the proportion of women and older participants (> 40 years old) has increased over the years, the difference between men and women is smaller than in cycling and running, the power density in the top ten has increased significantly,With increasing age, the performance of cycling takes less quickly than swimming and running and the older participants have significantly improved their performance on the Ironman route in recent years. All details of this work can be found at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Pubmed/23797729

Age group runner at the Marathon of SABLES

Increase in finishers and improvement of performance of masters runners in the Marathon des Sables We have studied the participation and performance development of the age group runners at the Marathon des Sables’ from 2003 to 2012. In men as among the women, the number of finishers increased over the years, with women increasing the runners in age groups 30-34, 45-49 and 50-54 years.The men rose the number in age groups 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59 and 60-64 years. The best runners were in the age group 35-39 years for women like men.Over the years, the running speed in women’s age groups remained unchanged while the runners in the group were slower for 30-34 years and became faster in groups 35-39 and 40-44 years faster. The complete study can be found at www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Pubmed/23776392

The age of the best performance over 100 miles

Analysis of performance and age of the fastest 100-mile ultra-marathoners worldwide If the aspect of the age of the best performance was examined, individual competitions were usually analyzed over time. We have analyzed the performance of 35,956 finishers of 100 miles runs between 1998 and 2011.Men like women were faster over the years, but the age of the best performance did not change.

The fastest women were 39 years old, the fastest men around 37 years. The whole work can be found under https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmc3654294/

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Change in body composition according to an Ironman

Changes in body composition in triathletes during an Ironman race We studied 8 men on Ironman Switzerland in 8 men, which has the burden on an effect on the composition of the body. The weight took 1.9 kg, with this decrease due to 0.4 kg of fat and 1.4 kg of fat-free mass.The density of the calf muscles decreased, the sodium in the blood as well as the density and the osmolality of the urine took.