Fast men slow more than fast women in a 10 kilometer road race

Background. Previous studies have demonstrated that men are more likely than women to slow in the marathon (footrace). This study investigated whether the sex difference in pacing occurs for a shorter race distance. Materials & Methods. Data were acquired from the Bolder Boulder 10 km road race...

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Published in:PeerJ (San Francisco, CA) CA), 2016-07, Vol.4, p.e2235-e2235, Article e2235
Main Authors: Deaner, Robert O, Addona, Vittorio, Carter, Rickey E, Joyner, Michael J, Hunter, Sandra K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Athletic performance
Decision making
Distance running
Endurance exercise
Gender
Glycogen
Hypotheses
Kinesiology
Marathon
Marathons
Medicine
Metabolism
Physiology
Psychiatry and Psychology
Risk taking
Running
Science
Sex differences
Sports medicine
Studies
Walking
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Summary:Background. Previous studies have demonstrated that men are more likely than women to slow in the marathon (footrace). This study investigated whether the sex difference in pacing occurs for a shorter race distance. Materials & Methods. Data were acquired from the Bolder Boulder 10 km road race for the years 2008-2013, which encompassed 191,693 performances. There were two pacing measures, percentage change in pace of the first 3 miles relative to the final 3.2 miles and percentage change in pace of the first mile relative to the final 5.2 miles. Pacing was analyzed as a continuous variable and as two categorical variables, as follows: "maintain the pace," defined as slowing
ISSN:2167-8359
2167-8359
DOI:10.7717/peerj.2235