Declines in marathon performance: Sex differences in elite and recreational athletes.

The first aim of this study was to determine the age group at which marathon performance declines in top male and female runners and to compare that to the runners of average ability. Another aim of this of this study was to examine the age-related yearly decline in marathon performance between age...

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Main Authors: Gerald S Zavorsky, Kelly A Tomko, James M Smoliga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5302805?pdf=render