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The Effects of Age, Sex, Heat Stress, and Finish Time on Pacing in the Marathon

Trubee, Nicholas William
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1303833182

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2011, Master of Science in Education (M.S.E.), University of Dayton, Exercise Science.
Research has suggested that faster, women, and older runners are more likely to run at a consistent pace during marathon races. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the simultaneous influences of age, sex, heat stress and finish time on marathon pacing. Pacing was defined as the mean velocity of the last 12.2 kilometers divided by the mean velocity of the first 30 kilometers. Subjects included 22,990 men and 13,233 women runners from the 2007 and 2009 Chicago marathons. The average ambient temperatures during the 2007 and 2009 marathons were 26.67 °C and 2.77 °C, respectively. Multiple regression analysis indicated that age, sex, heat stress, and overall finish time (p<0.01 for each) were simultaneous independent elements of pacing. Women were consistently better pacers than men in both marathons though the gender difference increased from cold to warm race temperatures. Coaches and runners can use these findings to improve the likelihood for more optimal pacing.
Paul Vanderburgh, PhD (Committee Chair)
Wiebke Diestelkamp, PhD (Committee Member)
Kurt Jackson, PhD (Committee Member)
23 p.
Health Sciences

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  • Trubee, N. W. (2011). The Effects of Age, Sex, Heat Stress, and Finish Time on Pacing in the Marathon [Master's thesis, University of Dayton]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1303833182

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Trubee, Nicholas. The Effects of Age, Sex, Heat Stress, and Finish Time on Pacing in the Marathon. 2011. University of Dayton, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1303833182.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Trubee, Nicholas. "The Effects of Age, Sex, Heat Stress, and Finish Time on Pacing in the Marathon." Master's thesis, University of Dayton, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1303833182

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