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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Published in:Journal of Sports Science & Medicine Vol. 14; no. 3; pp. 669 - 675
Main Authors: Connick, Mark J., Beckman, Emma M., Tweedy, Sean M.
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Hakan Gur, Journal of Sports Science & Medicine Sep2015
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