Relative Age Affects Marathon Performance in Male and Female Athletes.

Marathon runners are ranked in 5-year age groups. However the extent to which 5-year groupings facilitates equitable competition has not been evaluated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of relative age in male and female marathon running. Marathon finishing times for the top ten male...

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Publicado en:Journal of Sports Science & Medicine Vol. 14; no. 3; pp. 669 - 675
Autores principales: Connick, Mark J., Beckman, Emma M., Tweedy, Sean M.
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Publicado: Hakan Gur, Journal of Sports Science & Medicine Sep2015
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          Connick, Mark J.
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          Running, Distance
          Age Factors
          Athletic Performance
          Comparative Studies
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          Regression
          Unpaired T-Tests
          One-Way Analysis of Variance
          Effect Size
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      ab: Marathon runners are ranked in 5-year age groups. However the extent to which 5-year groupings facilitates equitable competition has not been evaluated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of relative age in male and female marathon running. Marathon finishing times for the top ten male (aged 20-69 years) and female athletes (aged 20-64 years) were obtained from the 2013 New York and Chicago marathons. Intra-class and inter-class validity were evaluated by comparing performances within (intra-class) and between (inter-class) the 5-year age groups. Results showed intra-class effects in all male age groups over 50 years, in all female age groups over 40 years, and in male and female 20-24 age groups (p < 0.05). Inter-class differences existed between the 20-24 and 25-29 age groups in both males and females, between all male age groups over 50 years, and between all female age groups over 40 years (p < 0.05). This study provided the first evaluation of the effects of relative age in male and female marathon running. The results provide preliminary but compelling evidence that the relatively older male athletes in age groups over 50 years and the relatively older females in age groups over 40 years are competitively disadvantaged compared to the younger athletes in these age groups.
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