Effect of ambient temperature on marathon pacing is dependent on runner ability

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1675-1680

  Ely, Matthew R ^a   Martin, David E ^b   Cheuvront, Samuel N ^a   Montain, Scott J ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Distance running; End spurt; Endurance exercise; Environment; Racing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; COMPETITION; ENDURANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MARATHON RUNNER; NORMAL HUMAN; RUNNING; WEATHER;

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; PHYSICAL EXERTION; RUNNING; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 66149096601     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3181788da9     Document Type: Article

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