Changes in Running Economy During a 65-km Ultramarathon

Purpose: Running economy (RE), expressed as oxygen cost (O2 cost) and energy cost of running (Cr) is important in ultramarathon (UM) running as it can help predict race performance. Controversy remains if RE increases, decreases, or remains stable in UM running. We examined RE before, during, and af...

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Published in:Frontiers in Physiology
Main Authors: Volker Scheer, Solveig Vieluf, Leoni Cramer, Rasmus Jakobsmeyer, Hans-Christian Heitkamp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2018.01809/full