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- Title
- The Training Intensity Distribution of Marathon Runners Across Performance Levels
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- Auckland University of Technology
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Background: The training characteristics and training intensity distribution (TID) of elite athletes have been extensively studied, but a comprehensive analysis of the TID across runners from different performance levels is lacking. Methods: Training sessions from the 16 weeks preceding 151,813 marathons completed by 119,452 runners were analysed. The TID was quantified using a three-zone approach (Z1, Z2 and Z3), where critical speed defined the boundary between Z2 and Z3, and the transition...
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- Research Paper
- Research format
- Journal article
- Date created
- 2024-12-01
- Creator
- Muniz-Pumares, Daniel / Hunter, Ben / Meyler, Samuel / Maunder, Ed / Smyth, Barry
- URL
- http://hdl.handle.net/10292/20627
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- 4201 Allied Health and Rehabilitation Science / 42 Health Sciences / 4207 Sports Science and Exercise / 0913 Mechanical Engineering / 1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences / 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy / Sport Sciences / 4201 Allied health and rehabilitation science / 4207 Sports science and exercise / Humans / Marathon Running / Athletic Performance / Male / Adult / Physical Conditioning, Human / Female / Physical Endurance / Running
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This is the Author's Accepted Manuscript of an article published in Sports Medicine © Springer Nature. The publisher's version can be found at DOI: 10.1007/s40279-024-02137-7
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