Pacing strategy during the initial phase of the run in triathlon: Influence on overall performance

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1115-1123

  Hausswirth, Christophe ^a   Le Meur, Yann ^a,b   Bieuzen, Francois ^a   Brisswalter, Jeanick ^b   Bernard, Thierry ^c  

^a Institut National du Sport et de l'Education Physique   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULON   (France)

Author keywords

Central governor model; Fatigue; Long duration exercise; Pace; Previous experience; Running speed; Triathletes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; RUNNING; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 77951092417     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-009-1322-0     Document Type: Article

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