Publication detail

Training, anthropometric and physiological characteristics in men recreational marathon runners: The role of sport experience

NIKOLAIDIS, P.T. CLEMENTE-SUÁREZ, V.J. CHLÍBKOVÁ, D. KNECHTLE, B.

Original Title

Training, anthropometric and physiological characteristics in men recreational marathon runners: The role of sport experience

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

The aim of the present study was to examine physiological and training characteristics in marathon runners with different sport experience (defined as the number of finishes in marathon races).The anthropometry and physiological characteristics of men recreational endurance runners with three or less finishes in marathon races (novice group, NOV; n=69, age 43.5±8.0 years) and four or more finishes (experienced group, EXP; n=66, 45.2±9.4 years) were compared. EXP had faster personal best marathon time (3:44±0:36 vs. 4:20±0:44 h:min, p<0.001, respectively), lower flexibility (15.9±9.3 vs. 19.3±15.9 cm, p=0.022), abdominal (20.6±7.9 vs. 23.8±9.0 mm, p=0.030) and iliac crest skinfold thickness(16.7±6.7 vs. 19.9±7.9 mm, p=0.013), body fat assessed by bioimpedance analysis (13.0±4.4 vs. 14.6±4.7%, p=0.047), more weekly training days (4.6±1.4 vs. 4.1±1.0 days, p=0.038) and longer weekly running distance (58.8±24.0 vs.47.2±16.1 km, p=0.001) than NOV. The findings indicated that long-term marathon training might induce adaptations in endurance performance, body composition and flexibility.

Keywords

body fat, Endurance training, maximal oxygen uptake, Skinfold Thickness, Sport history, Training volume

Authors

NIKOLAIDIS, P.T.; CLEMENTE-SUÁREZ, V.J.; CHLÍBKOVÁ, D.; KNECHTLE, B.

Released

15. 3. 2021

Publisher

Frontiers

Location

Lausanne Switzerland

ISBN

1664-042X

Periodical

Frontiers in Physiology

Year of study

12

Number

1

State

Swiss Confederation

Pages from

1

Pages to

6

Pages count

6

URL

https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2021.666201

Full text in the Digital Library

http://hdl.handle.net/11012/202269

BibTex

@article{BUT171066,
  author="Pantelis T. {Nikolaidis} and Daniela {Chlíbková} and Vicente Javier {Clemente-Suárez} and Beat {Knechtle}",
  title="Training, anthropometric and physiological characteristics in men recreational marathon runners: The role of sport experience",
  journal="Frontiers in Physiology",
  year="2021",
  volume="12",
  number="1",
  pages="1--6",
  doi="10.3389/fphys.2021.666201",
  issn="1664-042X",
  url="https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2021.666201"
}