Performance, training and lifestyle parameters of marathon runners aged 2080 years: Results of the PACE-study

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 360-365

  Leyk, D ^a   Erley, O ^b   Gorges, W ^b   Ridder, D ^c   Ruther T ^a   Wunderlich, M ^a   Sievert, A ^a   Essfeld, D ^a   Piekarski, C ^d   Erren, T ^d  

^a GERMAN SPORT UNIVERSITY COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b BUNDESWEHRZENTRALKRANKENHAUS KOBLENZ   (Germany)

^c Bundesversicherungsamt   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aging; Endurance; Gender; Lifestyle; Training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERNET; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MARATHON RUNNER; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAINING; AGE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; ENDURANCE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RUNNING; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650283872     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: 14393964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1105935     Document Type: Article

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