Demographic characteristics of 161-km ultramarathon runners

Research in Sports Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 59-69

  Hoffman, Martin D ^a,b   Fogard, Kevin ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

aerobic exercise; aging; body mass; endurance exercise; running; sex; sport

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; BODY MASS INDEX; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RUNNING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856187905     PISSN: 15438627     EISSN: 15438635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15438627.2012.634707     Document Type: Article

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