Better economy in field running than on the treadmill: evidence from high-level distance runners

2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Mooses ◽  
Bert Tippi ◽  
Kerli Mooses ◽  
Jérôme Durussel ◽  
Jarek Mäestu
Keyword(s):  
Distance Runners ◽  
High Level

Hormonal and Neuromuscular Responses to High-Level Middle- and Long-Distance Competition

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 839-844 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Balsalobre-Fernández ◽  
Carlos Ma Tejero-González ◽  
Juan del Campo-Vecino
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Exertion ◽  
Baseline Period ◽  
Rating Of Perceived Exertion ◽  
Distance Runners ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Free Cortisol ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Neuromuscular Responses ◽  
Cortisol Levels ◽  
High Level

Purpose:The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of high-level competition on salivary free cortisol, countermovement jump (CMJ), and rating of perceived exertion (RPE) and the relationships between these fatigue indicators in a group of elite middle- and long-distance runners.Method:The salivary free cortisol levels and CMJ height of 10 high-level middle- and long-distance runners (7 men, 3 women; age 27.6 ± 5.1y) competing in 800-m, 1500-m, 3000-m, or 5000-m events in the 2013 Spanish National Championships were measured throughout a 4-wk baseline period, then again before and after their respective races on the day of the competition. Athletes’ RPE was also measured after their races.Results:Cortisol increased significantly after the race compared with the value measured 90 min before the race (+98.3%, g = 0.82, P < .05), while CMJ height decreased significantly after the race (–3.9%, g = 0.34, P < .05). The decrease in CMJ height after the race correlates significantly with the postcompetition cortisol increase (r = .782, P < .05) and the RPE assessment (r = .762, P < .01).Conclusions:Observed differences in CMJ height correlate significantly with salivary free cortisol levels and RPE of middle- and long-distance runners. These results show the suitability of the CMJ for monitoring multifactorial competition responses in high-level middle- and long-distance runners.

“Running in and out of Motherhood”: Elite Distance Runners’ Experiences of Returning to Competition after Pregnancy

2009 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen M. Appleby ◽  
Leslie A. Fisher
Keyword(s):  
Track And Field ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social Discourse ◽  
Distance Runners ◽  
The Social ◽  
Life Issues ◽  
Elite Level ◽  
Critical Feminist ◽  
High Level

Although a few studies on the experiences of mothering athletes have been conducted that investigate issues such a training patterns of elite and non-elite athletes, quality of life issues, and track and field athletes’ return to competition after pregnancy (see Beilock, Feltz, & Pivarnik, 2001; Balague, Shaw, Vernacchia, & Yambor, 1995: Pederson, 2001), none of these capture this experience from a critical feminist perspective. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to use a critical feminist framework to qualitatively explore the athletic experiences of elite distance runners who returned to competition after having children. The results of this study indicated that elite female distance runners who returned to a high level of competition after pregnancy experienced a transformative process as they negotiated their new roles as mothers and integrated this new lifestyle with both the social discourse surrounding motherhood and their own objectives to continue running at an elite level. Implications and theoretical connections between this research and future research are also provided.

scholarly journals Lower Leg Length is Associated with Running Economy in High Level Caucasian Distance Runners

2017 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 229-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rauno Laumets ◽  
Karel Viigipuu ◽  
Kerli Mooses ◽  
Jarek Mäestu ◽  
Priit Purge ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Composition ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Lower Leg ◽  
Running Economy ◽  
Leg Length ◽  
Distance Runners ◽  
High Level ◽  
Performance Results ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderate Relationship

AbstractThe aim of the present study was to investigate lower limb anthropometric and composition variables related to running economy (RE) and running performance in a homogeneous group of high level European distance runners. RE at the speeds of 14, 16 and 18 km·h−1 (189 ± 12; 188 ± 11; 187 ± 11 O2 ml·kg−1·km−1) and maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) (67.3 ± 2.9 ml·kg−1·min−1) of 13 high level distance runners were determined on a motorised treadmill. Anthropometric variables and body composition were measured. The BMI was related to RE at the speed of 14 (r2 = 0.434; p = 0.014), 16 (r2 = 0.436; p = 0.014) and 18 km·h−1 (r2 = 0.389; p = 0.023). Lower leg length was negatively related to RE at the speed of 16 and showed such a tendency at the speed of 14 and 18 km·h−1. VO2max indicated a moderate relationship with RE at the speeds of 14, 16 and 18 km·h−1 (r2 = 0.372, p = 0.030; r2 = 0.350, p = 0.033; r2 = 0.376, p = 0.026, respectively) which was confirmed by subsequent partial correlation analysis. While lower leg length and the BMI presented a relationship with RE, none of the calculated body composition and anthropometric proportions were related to RE or performance. The relationship between RE and VO2max would confirm the notion that RE could be at least partly compensated by VO2max to achieve high performance results.

Prevalence of Triad–RED–S symptoms in high-level Kenyan male and female distance runners and corresponding control groups

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauri Õnnik ◽  
Martin Mooses ◽  
Silva Suvi ◽  
Diresibashew W. Haile ◽  
Robert Ojiambo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Distance Runners ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
High Level

scholarly journals Prevalence Of Low Bmd Of High-level Kenyan Male And Female Distance Runners Compared To Kenyan Controls

2020 ◽  
Vol 52 (7S) ◽  
pp. 216-216
Author(s):  
Lauri Õnnik ◽  
Diresibachew W. Haile ◽  
Anthony C. Hackney ◽  
Robert Ojiambo ◽  
Silva Suvi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Distance Runners ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
High Level

Scale Model on Performance Prediction in Recreational and Elite Endurance Runners

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 650-655 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcus P. Tartaruga ◽  
Carlos B. Mota ◽  
Leonardo A. Peyré-Tartaruga ◽  
Jeanick Brisswalter
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass ◽  
Performance Prediction ◽  
Allometric Scaling ◽  
Endurance Performance ◽  
Scale Model ◽  
Distance Runners ◽  
Recreational Runners ◽  
And Performance ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose:To identify the effect of allometric scaling on the relationship between running efficiency (REff) and middle-distancerunning performance according to performance level.Methods:Thirteen male recreational middle-distance runners (mean ± SD age 33.3 ± 8.4 y, body mass 76.4 ± 8.6 kg, maximal oxygen uptake [VO2max] 52.8 ± 4.6 mL · kg−1 · min−1; G1) and 13 male high-level middle-distance runners (age 25.5 ± 4.2 y, body mass 62.8 ± 2.7 kg, VO2max 70.4 ± 1.9 mL · kg−1 · min−1; G2) performed a continuous incremental test to volitional exhaustion to determine VO2max and a 6-min submaximal running test at 70% of VO2max to assess REff.Results:Significant correlation between REff and performance were found for both groups; however, the strongest correlations were observed in recreational runners, especially when using the allometric exponent (respectively for G1, nonallometric vs allometric scaling: r = .80 vs r = .86; and for G2, nonallometric vs allometric scaling: r = .55 vs r = .50).Conclusion:These results indicate that an allometric normalization may improve endurance-performance prediction from REff values in recreational, but not in elite, runners.

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