From the cradle to the grave: How fast can we run?

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 479-491

  Sterken, Elmer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Endurance; Performance; Running speed

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; ENDURANCE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENDER; MARATHON RUNNER; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; RUNNING; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIMULATION; SPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; THEORY; UNITED STATES; VELOCITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RUNNING; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0038422887     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0264041031000101791     Document Type: Article

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