Half-marathon running is of high popularity. Recent studies tried to find predictor variables
for half-marathon race time for recreational female and male runners and to present …

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 …

Pacing Strategy and Change in Body Composition during a Deca Iron Triathlon Page 1
Corresponding author: PD Dr. med. Beat Knechtle, Facharzt FMH für Allgemeinmedizin …

The purpose of this study was (i) to determine the age of peak triathlon performance for
world class athletes competing in Olympic, Half-Ironman and Ironman distance races and (ii) …

Rüst, CA, Knechtle, B, Knechtle, P, Wirth, A, and Rosemann, T. Body mass change and
ultraendurance performance: a decrease in body mass is associated with an increased …

Pacing strategy has been investigated in elite 100 km and elite 161 km (100 mile) ultra-
marathoners, but not in age group ultra-marathoners. This study investigated changes in …

Trail running is a popular sport, yet factors related to performance are still not fully
understood. Lactate thresholds have been thoroughly investigated in road running and …

An increase in body mass due to oedema has been previously described. The aim of this
study was to investigate a potential association between both fluid and electrolyte intake and …

Exercise-associated hyponatremia (EAH) is a well know electrolyte disorder in endurance
athletes. Although fluid overload is the most like etiology, recent studies, however, argued …

Background: In previous studies, ultra-endurance performance has been associated with
training and psychological variables. However, performance under extreme conditions is …