Aerobic fitness and running performance of male and female recreational runners
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1989
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Journal Article
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PHYSICAL-FITNESS; RUNNING; MAN; WOMAN; NON-COMPETITOR; AEROBIC-CAPACITY; SPEED; LACTATE
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No discipline assigned
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English
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103-366-279
(Last edited on
2002/02/27 18:45:01 US/Mountain)
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ABSTRACT:
The purpose of the present study was to assess fitness and running performance in a group of recreational runners (men, n=18, women, n=13). Fitness was determined on the basis of their physiological and metabolic responses during maximal and submaximal exercise. There were strong correlations between VO2max and treadmill running speeds equivalent to blood lactate concentrations of 2 mmol l-1 (V-2mM) or 4mmol l-1 (V-4mM), relative running economy and 5 km times (r=-0.84), but modest and non-significant correlations between muscle fibre composition and running performance. The results of the submaximal exercise tests suggests that the female runners were as well trained as the male runners. However, the men still recorded faster 5 km times (19.20 plus/minus 1.97 min vs (20.97 plus/minus 1.70 min ). Therefore the results of the present study suggest that the faster performance times recorded by the men were best explained by their higher VO2max values, rather than their training status per se.
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