Analysis of Hawaii Ironman performances in elite triathletes from 1981 to 2007

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1828-1834

  Lepers, Romuald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Cycling; Gender; Running; Sex difference; Swimming; Triathlon

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; TRIATHLON; UNITED STATES; BICYCLE; ENDURANCE; RUNNING; SPORT; SWIMMING;

BICYCLING; FEMALE; HAWAII; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RUNNING; SEX FACTORS; SPORTS; SWIMMING;

EID: 58149293500     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e31817e91a4     Document Type: Article

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