Similarities and differences among half-marathon runners according to their performance level
dc.contributor.author | Ogueta Alday, Ana Carmen | |
dc.contributor.author | Morante, Juan Carlos | |
dc.contributor.author | Gómez Molina, Josué | |
dc.contributor.author | García López, Juan | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-04-09T15:14:13Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-04-09T15:14:13Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018-01-24 | |
dc.identifier.citation | PLoS ONE 13(1) : (2018) // e0191688 | es_ES |
dc.identifier.issn | 1932-6203 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10810/32390 | |
dc.description.abstract | This study aimed to identify the similarities and differences among half-marathon runners in relation to their performance level. Forty-eight male runners were classified into 4 groups according to their performance level in a half-marathon (min): Group 1 (n = 11, < 70 min), Group 2 (n = 13, < 80 min), Group 3 (n = 13, < 90 min), Group 4 (n = 11, < 105 min). In two separate sessions, training-related, anthropometric, physiological, foot strike pattern and spatio-temporal variables were recorded. Significant differences (p<0.05) between groups (ES = 0.55–3.16) and correlations with performance were obtained (r = 0.34–0.92) in training-related (experience and running distance per week), anthropometric (mass, body mass index and sum of 6 skinfolds), physiological (VO2max, RCT and running economy), foot strike pattern and spatio-temporal variables (contact time, step rate and length). At standardized submaximal speeds (11, 13 and 15 kmh-1), no significant differences between groups were observed in step rate and length, neither in contact time when foot strike pattern was taken into account. In conclusion, apart from training-related, anthropometric and physiological variables, foot strike pattern and step length were the only biomechanical variables sensitive to half-marathon performance, which are essential to achieve high running speeds. However, when foot strike pattern and running speeds were controlled (submaximal test), the spatio-temporal variables were similar. This indicates that foot strike pattern and running speed are responsible for spatio-temporal differences among runners of different performance level | es_ES |
dc.description.sponsorship | This work was supported by the Spanish Sports Council (CSD) under the project 157/UPB10/12, by a grant of the High Sport Performance Centre of León (CAR-León); and by the Basque Country Government, under a predoctoral grant number reference PRE_2013_1_1109 (J.G.). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. | es_ES |
dc.language.iso | eng | es_ES |
dc.publisher | Public Library Science | es_ES |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | es_ES |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ | * |
dc.subject | adult | es_ES |
dc.subject | aerobic capacity | es_ES |
dc.subject | body mass | es_ES |
dc.subject | clinical article | es_ES |
dc.subject | controlled study | es_ES |
dc.subject | economic aspect | es_ES |
dc.subject | foot | es_ES |
dc.subject | human | es_ES |
dc.subject | male | es_ES |
dc.subject | marathon runners | es_ES |
dc.subject | kinfoldlt | es_ES |
dc.subject | velocity | es_ES |
dc.subject | middle aged | es_ES |
dc.subject | running | es_ES |
dc.subject | young adult | es_ES |
dc.title | Similarities and differences among half-marathon runners according to their performance level | es_ES |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | es_ES |
dc.rights.holder | © 2018 Ogueta-Alday et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. | es_ES |
dc.rights.holder | Atribución 3.0 España | * |
dc.relation.publisherversion | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0191688 | es_ES |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1371/journal.pone.0191688 | |
dc.departamentoes | Educación física y deportiva | es_ES |
dc.departamentoeu | Gorputz eta Kirol Hezkuntza | es_ES |
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