Evolution of world running record performances for men and women: physiological characteristics
Running world records (WRs) contain information about physiological characteristics that determine running performance. The progression of WRs over time encode the evolution of these characteristics. Here we demonstrate that a previously established model for running performance describes WRs since...
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| description | Running world records (WRs) contain information about physiological characteristics that determine running performance. The progression of WRs over time encode the evolution of these characteristics. Here we demonstrate that a previously established model for running performance describes WRs since 1918 for men and since 1984 for women with high accuracy. The physiological parameters extracted from WR for each year are interpreted in terms of historical changes in training approaches and corresponding physiological adaptions, technological progress, social effects, and also the use of performance enhancing drugs. While the last two decades had witnessed stagnation of WRs, recent improvements in endurance have enable new WRs, presumably aided by recent technological advancements. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0c59f5d2bd7d4bd68e36104cdcf7b2532024-03-13T04:57:55ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Physiology1664-042X2024-03-011510.3389/fphys.2024.13720921372092Evolution of world running record performances for men and women: physiological characteristicsThorsten Emig0Guillaume Adam1Laboratoire de Physique Théorique et Modèles Statistiques, CNRS UMR 8626, Université Paris-Saclay, Orsay, FranceCoaching 4.0 SAS, Le-Bourget-du-Lac, FranceRunning world records (WRs) contain information about physiological characteristics that determine running performance. The progression of WRs over time encode the evolution of these characteristics. Here we demonstrate that a previously established model for running performance describes WRs since 1918 for men and since 1984 for women with high accuracy. The physiological parameters extracted from WR for each year are interpreted in terms of historical changes in training approaches and corresponding physiological adaptions, technological progress, social effects, and also the use of performance enhancing drugs. While the last two decades had witnessed stagnation of WRs, recent improvements in endurance have enable new WRs, presumably aided by recent technological advancements.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2024.1372092/fullrunningperformancephysiologyworld recordsmathematical model |
| spellingShingle | Thorsten Emig Guillaume Adam Evolution of world running record performances for men and women: physiological characteristics Frontiers in Physiology running performance physiology world records mathematical model |
| title | Evolution of world running record performances for men and women: physiological characteristics |
| title_full | Evolution of world running record performances for men and women: physiological characteristics |
| title_fullStr | Evolution of world running record performances for men and women: physiological characteristics |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evolution of world running record performances for men and women: physiological characteristics |
| title_short | Evolution of world running record performances for men and women: physiological characteristics |
| title_sort | evolution of world running record performances for men and women physiological characteristics |
| topic | running performance physiology world records mathematical model |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2024.1372092/full |
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