The Sex Difference in 6-h Ultra-Marathon Running-The Worldwide Trends from 1982 to 2020.

ABSTRACT: Background and Objectives: The 6-h ultra-marathon is the shortest time-limited ultra-marathon race, but little has been investigated regarding this race format. Previously, only the age of peak performance in the context of longer time-limited ultra-marathons was determined. The purpose of this study was to investigate the trends in 6-h ultra-marathon races from 1982 to 2020 for female and male ultra-runners, the participation and performance by countries, the age of peak performance, and the differences in performance regarding countries. Materials and Methods: The sample included 23,203 female ultra-runners, aged 18-83 years, and 87,264 male ultra-runners, aged 18-85 years, who were finishers in a 6-h ultra-marathon held between 1982 and 2020. The age of peak performance was tested using

SUBMITTER: Knechtle B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8876730 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature