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Performance and pacing of professional IRONMAN triathletes: the fastest IRONMAN World Championship ever - IRONMAN Hawaii 2022

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dc.contributor.authorKnechtle, Beat
dc.contributor.authorCuk, Ivan
dc.contributor.authorVilliger, Elias
dc.contributor.authorForte, Pedro
dc.contributor.authorThuany, Mabliny
dc.contributor.authorAndrade, Marilia Santos
dc.contributor.authorNikolaidis, Pantelis Theo
dc.contributor.authorWeiss, Katja
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-03T12:13:59Z
dc.date.available2024-01-03T12:13:59Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractPacing during cycling and running in an IRONMAN triathlon has been investigated in only one study with elite IRONMAN triathletes. We have, however, no knowledge of how professional triathletes pace during an IRONMAN World Championship. To investigate the split-by-split speed, pacing strategies and pacing variability in professional female and male IRONMAN World Championship participants in the fastest IRONMAN World Championship ever in IRONMAN Hawaii 2022. For both cycling and running, 25 specific split times were recorded in each discipline. The best 30 men and 30 women overall were chosen from the official IRONMAN website database for further analysis. They were divided into three performance groups: Top 10, 11–20th place, and 21st–30th place. Mean speed, individual linear regressions with the corresponding correlation coefficients, and coefficient of variation were calculated to assess split-by-split speed, pacing strategies, and pacing variability, respectively. In both men’s and women’s cycling and running segments, the top ten participants exhibited faster split times compared to the slower performance groups. Notably, no discernible differences existed between the 11–20th and 21st–30th place in men’s cycling and women’s running times. Conversely, in men’s running and women’s cycling segments, those in the 11–20th place displayed quicker times than those in the 21st–30th place. In the cycling segment across all groups, men demonstrated a more negative pacing pattern (indicating an increase in speed), whereas women exhibited more consistent pacing. In the running segment, the top 10 men and all women’s groups showcased relatively similar slightly positive pacing profiles. However, men ranking 11–20th and 21st–30th displayed more pronounced positive pacing strategies, implying a more significant decline in speed over time. In terms of cycling, the variability in pacing remained relatively consistent across the three performance groups. Conversely, during the running segment, the top ten male triathletes and those in the 11–20th place displayed lower pacing variability than their counterparts in the 21st–30th position place and all women’s groups. In summary, performance and pacing were examined in professional male and female IRONMAN World Championship participants during IRONMAN Hawaii 2022. Top performers showed faster cycling and running split times, with differences in pacing strategies between sexes. The pacing was more consistent in cycling, while running pacing varied more, particularly among male triathletes in different performance groups.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationKnechtle, Beat; Cuk, Ivan; Villiger, Elias; Forte, Pedro; Thuany, Mabliny; Andrade, Marilia Santos; Nikolaidis, Pantelis Theo; Weiss, Katja (2023). Performance and pacing of professional IRONMAN triathletes: the fastest IRONMAN World Championship ever - IRONMAN Hawaii 2022. Scientific Reports. ISSN 2045-2322. 13:1, p. 1-10pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41598-023-42800-zpt_PT
dc.identifier.issn2045-2322
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/29060
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherSpringer Naturept_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectBicyclingpt_PT
dc.subjectCorrelation of datapt_PT
dc.subjectDatabasespt_PT
dc.subjectFactualpt_PT
dc.subjectFemalept_PT
dc.subjectHawaiipt_PT
dc.subjectHumanspt_PT
dc.subjectMalept_PT
dc.subjectWomenpt_PT
dc.titlePerformance and pacing of professional IRONMAN triathletes: the fastest IRONMAN World Championship ever - IRONMAN Hawaii 2022pt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage10pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue1pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage1pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleScientific Reportspt_PT
oaire.citation.volume13pt_PT
person.familyNameForte
person.givenNamePedro
person.identifier.ciencia-id351B-B16B-79C7
person.identifier.orcid0000-0003-0184-6780
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