Relative Age Affects Marathon Performance in Male and Female Athletes
Marathon runners are ranked in 5-year age groups. However the extent to which 5-year groupings facilitates equitable competition has not been evaluated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of relative age in male and female marathon running. Marathon finishing times for the top ten male...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Uludag
2015-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Sports Science and Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.jssm.org/abstresearcha.php?id=jssm-14-669.xml |