Which lap is the slowest? An analysis of 32 world mile record performances

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 760-764

  Noakes, Timothy D ^a,d   Lambert, M I ^a   Hauman, R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Association of Track and Field Statisticians   (South Africa)

^c Association of Road Running Statisticians ^*  (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; COMPETITION; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; RUNNING; SPORT; TIME; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; TRACK AND FIELD; TRENDS;

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; HUMANS; MALE; RUNNING; TIME; TRACK AND FIELD;

EID: 70349921261     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2008.046763     Document Type: Article

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