Energetics of running in top-level marathon runners from Kenya

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 112, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 3797-3806

  Tam, Enrico ^a,b   Rossi, Huber ^c   Moia, Christian ^a   Berardelli, Claudio ^c   Rosa, Gabriele ^c   Capelli, Carlo ^d   Ferretti, Guido ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c Marathon Sport Medical Center   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^f Centre médical universitaire   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Altitude; Energy cost; Ethnic groups; Maximal oxygen consumption; Running performance

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENDURANCE; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMAN; KENYA; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING;

ADULT; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMANS; KENYA; LACTIC ACID; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RUNNING;

EID: 84869205278     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-012-2357-1     Document Type: Article

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