The aspect of nationality and performance in a mountain ultra-marathon: The ‘Swiss Alpine Marathon’

Runners from East Africa and especially from Kenya dominate middle- and long- distance running races worldwide. The aim of the present study was to investigate the participation and performance trends regarding the nationality of runners in a mountain ultra-marathon held in partially high alpine ter...

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Main Authors: Beat Knechtle, Evelyn Eichenberger, Christoph Alexander Rüst, Romuald Lepers, Thomas Rosemann, Vincent Ochieng Onywera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Alicante 2012-12-01
Series:Journal of Human Sport and Exercise
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Online Access:https://www.jhse.ua.es/article/view/2012-v7-n4-the-aspect-of-nationality-and-performance-in-a-mountain-ultra-marathon-the-aswiss-alpine-marathona