Does sex, distance and performance level influence the pacing strategy of race walkers?

Background The pacing strategy of endurance athletes has been well investigated in previous articles. However, few studies have compared the influence of sex, distance and performance level on the pacing strategy in race walkers. Aims To compare the influence of sex, distance and performance levels...

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Veröffentlicht in:Sport sciences for health 2021-06, Vol.17 (2), p.335-340
Hauptverfasser: Alves, Danilo L., Cruz, Ramon, Bara, Crystina L. B. P., Ruy-Barbosa, Maria A., Osiecki, Raul, Lima, Jorge R. P.
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Zusammenfassung:Background The pacing strategy of endurance athletes has been well investigated in previous articles. However, few studies have compared the influence of sex, distance and performance level on the pacing strategy in race walkers. Aims To compare the influence of sex, distance and performance levels on pacing strategies in race walking competitions. Methods Thirty-four highly trained athletes (16 male 23.6 ± 7.4, 18 female 23.7 ± 7.0 years old) were recruited. The speed in km.h −1 was calculated, and later, normalized by the percentage of the maximum speed (%max). The pacing strategy (%max) were divided into start, middle and end phases and compared between sexes, distances and performance levels. Results There was no relationship between the phases according to sex ( F (2)  = 0.06, p  = .94, p n 2  
ISSN:1824-7490
1825-1234
DOI:10.1007/s11332-020-00691-x