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...
Main Authors: | Beat Knechtle, Evelyn Eichenberger, Christoph Alexander Rüst, Romuald Lepers, Thomas Rosemann, Vincent Ochieng Onywera |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Alicante
2012-12-01
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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 |
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