A comparison of participation and performance in age-group finishers competing in and qualifying for Ironman Hawaii

International Journal of General Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue , 2013, Pages 67-77

  Stiefel, Michael ^a   Rüst, Christoph Alexander ^a   Rosemann, Thomas ^a   Knechtle, Beat ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b State Hospital St Gallen   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cycling; Running; Swimming; Triathlon; Ultra endurance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; COMPETITION; CYCLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RUNNING; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SPORTING EVENT; SWIMMING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84874672233     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11787074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/IJGM.S40202     Document Type: Article

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