The association of origin and environmental conditions with performance in professional IRONMAN triathletes.

ABSTRACT: We have (i) little knowledge about where the fastest professional IRONMAN triathletes originate from and where the fastest races take place and (ii) we have no knowledge of the optimal weather conditions for an IRONMAN triathlon. The aims of the present study were, therefore, (i) to investigate the origin and the fastest IRONMAN race courses for professional triathletes and (ii) to evaluate the best environmental conditions (i.e. water and air temperatures and type of race course) for the fastest IRONMAN race times in professional IRONMAN triathletes. Data of all professional female and male IRONMAN triathletes competing between 2002 and 2022 in all IRONMAN races held worldwide were collected. A total of 6,943 finishers´ records (4,162 from men and 2,781 from women) from 58 different count

SUBMITTER: Knechtle B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11751080 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature