Predictive performance models in marathon based on half-marathon, age group and pacing behavior

ConclusionThe present results suggest that even and negative pacing behavior and a better time in 21.1 km, in the previous weeks of the marathon, might accurately predict the MRT. At the same time, nomadic packing behavior was the one that reported the best performance. On the other hand, although the age group variable might partially explain the final performance, it should be included with caution in the final model because of differences in sample distribution, causing an overestimation or underestimation of the final time.

Source: Sport Sciences for Health - January 12, 2024 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research