Running speed during training and percent body fat predict race time in recreational male marathoners

U Barandun, B Knechtle, P Knechtle… - Open access journal …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Background Recent studies have shown that personal best marathon time is a strong
predictor of race time in male ultramarathoners. We aimed to determine variables predictive …

Marathon performance in relation to body fat percentage and training indices in recreational male runners

G Tanda, B Knechtle - Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Background The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of anthropometric
characteristics and training indices on marathon race times in recreational male …

Predictor variables for a half marathon race time in recreational male runners

CA Rüst, B Knechtle, P Knechtle… - Open access journal …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this study was to investigate predictor variables of anthropometry, training, and
previous experience in order to predict a half marathon race time for future novice …

Effects of training and anthropometric factors on marathon and 100 km ultramarathon race performance

G Tanda, B Knechtle - Open access journal of sports medicine, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Background Marathon (42 km) and 100 km ultramarathon races are increasing in popularity.
The aim of the present study was to investigate the potential associations of anthropometric …

Comparison of anthropometric and training characteristics between recreational male marathoners and 24-hour ultramarathoners

CA Rüst, B Knechtle, P Knechtle… - Open Access Journal of …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Background Of the anthropometry and training variables used to predict race performance in
a 24-hour ultrarun, the personal best marathon time is the strongest predictor in recreational …

[HTML][HTML] Predictor variables for marathon race time in recreational female runners

W Schmid, B Knechtle, P Knechtle… - Asian journal of …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose We intended to determine predictor variables of anthropometry and training for
marathon race time in recreational female runners in order to predict marathon race time for …

Similarities and differences in anthropometry and training between recreational male 100-km ultra-marathoners and marathoners

CA Rüst, B Knechtle, P Knechtle… - Journal of sports …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Several recent investigations showed that the best marathon time of an individual athlete is
also a strong predictor variable for the race time in a 100-km ultra-marathon. We …

[HTML][HTML] A comparison of anthropometric and training characteristics between female and male half-marathoners and the relationship to race time

M Friedrich, CA Rüst, T Rosemann… - Asian journal of …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose Lower limb skin-fold thicknesses have been differentially associated with sex in
elite runners. Front thigh and medial calf skin-fold appear to be related to 1,500 m and …

Physiological and training characteristics of recreational marathon runners

D Gordon, S Wightman, I Basevitch… - Open access journal …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose The aim of this study was to examine the physical and training characteristics of
recreational marathon runners within finish time bandings (2.5–3 h, 3–3.5 h, 3.5–4 h, 4–4.5 …

What is associated with race performance in male 100-km ultra-marathoners–anthropometry, training or marathon best time?

B Knechtle, P Knechtle, T Rosemann… - Journal of Sports …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
We investigated the associations of anthropometry, training, and pre-race experience with
race time in 93 recreational male ultra-marathoners (mean age 44.6 years, s= 10.0; body …