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A study of the fastest courses for professional triathletes competing in IRONMAN® triathlons

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dc.contributor.authorThuany, Mabliny
dc.contributor.authorValero, David
dc.contributor.authorVilliger, Elias
dc.contributor.authorFernandes, Matheus Santos Sousa
dc.contributor.authorForte, Pedro
dc.contributor.authorWeiss, Katja
dc.contributor.authorNikolaidis, Pantelis Theo
dc.contributor.authorCuk, Ivan
dc.contributor.authorKnechtle, Beat
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-07T13:52:16Z
dc.date.available2024-10-07T13:52:16Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractPurpose. The IRONMAN® triathlon is an endurance multisport discipline of high popularity. Professional IRONMAN® triathletes need to qualify for the IRONMAN® World Championships and, therefore, would benefit from identifying the fastest race courses. Our purpose was to identify the fastest races held for professional IRONMAN® triathletes competing from 2002 to 2022. Methods. This was an observational study, sampling 7,078 race records (380 different events in 55 different event locations) of professional IRONMAN® triathletes of both sexes (4,235 males and 2,843 females). We downloaded information about sex, nationality, both split (swimming, cycling, and running) and overall race times, the event location, and the year. Information about race course characteristics, water temperatures, and air temperatures was obtained. Descriptive statistics were calculated for each event location, and factorial ANOVA tests were used to explore the statistical significance of the results. A confidence interval of 95% was adopted. Results. The fastest overall IRONMAN® average race times were achieved during the IRONMAN® Tallinn, IRONMAN® Switzerland held in Thun, and IRONMAN® Des Moines. A lake for the swim split characterized the first five courses, while the bike split featured rolling or hilly terrain. For the run split, most of the courses were characterized as flat. For environmental characteristics, lower water and air temperatures also added time to the average finish time. Conclusions. Understanding the fastest race courses and their characteristics would assist professional IRONMAN® triathletes in selecting races that offer the optimal conditions for their competition. Fast IRONMAN® race courses typically feature a lakeside swim course, a rolling or hilly bike course, and a flat run course.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationThuany, Mabliny; Valero, David; Villiger, Elias; Fernandes, Matheus Santos Sousa; Forte, Pedro; Weiss, Katja; Nikolaidis, Pantelis Theo; Cuk, Ivan; Knechtle, Beat (2024). A study of the fastest courses for professional triathletes competing in IRONMAN® triathlons. Human Movement. ISSN 1899-1955. 25:2, p. 148-160pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.5114/hm/189332pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn1899-1955
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/30327
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherWroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciencespt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectSwimmingpt_PT
dc.subjectCyclingpt_PT
dc.subjectRunningpt_PT
dc.subjectMultisportpt_PT
dc.subjectElite athletept_PT
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS::Sportspt_PT
dc.titleA study of the fastest courses for professional triathletes competing in IRONMAN® triathlonspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage160pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue2pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage148pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleHuman Movementpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume25pt_PT
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