Participation trends of ultra endurance events

V Scheer - Sports medicine and arthroscopy review, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Ultra endurance events are defined as sporting activities lasting> 6 hours and include
events such as ultramarathon foot races, ultra triathlons, ultra distance swimming, ultra …

The biological basis of sex differences in athletic performance: consensus statement for the American College of Sports Medicine

SK Hunter, SS Angadi, A Bhargava… - … Journal of the …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Biological sex is a primary determinant of athletic performance because of fundamental sex
differences in anatomy and physiology dictated by sex chromosomes and sex hormones …

Sex differences in world-record performance: the influence of sport discipline and competition duration

Ø Sandbakk, GS Solli… - … journal of sports …, 2018 - journals.humankinetics.com
The current review summarizes scientific knowledge concerning sex differences in world-
record performance and the influence of sport discipline and competition duration. In …

Gluteal tendinopathy: a review of mechanisms, assessment and management

A Grimaldi, R Mellor, P Hodges, K Bennell… - Sports Medicine, 2015 - Springer
Tendinopathy of the gluteus medius and gluteus minimus tendons is now recognized as a
primary local source of lateral hip pain. The condition mostly occurs in mid-life both in …

Master athletes are extending the limits of human endurance

R Lepers, PJ Stapley - Frontiers in physiology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The increased participation of master athletes (ie,> 40 years old) in endurance and ultra-
endurance events (> 6 h duration) over the past few decades has been accompanied by an …

What Is the Best Discipline to Predict Overall Triathlon Performance? An Analysis of Sprint, Olympic, Ironman® 70.3, and Ironman® 140.6

CV Sousa, S Aguiar, RR Olher, R Cunha… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Objective: To analyze the proportion of dedication in each triathlon discipline (swimming,
cycling, and running) and the importance of each separate discipline to predict overall …

Transgender and intersex athletes and the women's category in sport

PR Sailors - Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Issues surrounding the inclusion of transgender and intersex athletes in the women's
category in sport have spurred vigorous, and sometimes vicious, debate. The loudest voices …

Sex difference in triathlon performance

R Lepers - Frontiers in physiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
This brief review investigates how sex influences triathlon performance. Performance time
for both Olympic distance and Ironman distance triathlons, and physiological considerations …

Factors influencing pacing in triathlon

SSX Wu, JJ Peiffer, J Brisswalter… - Open Access Journal …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Triathlon is a multisport event consisting of sequential swim, cycle, and run disciplines
performed over a variety of distances. This complex and unique sport requires athletes to …

Sex differences in swimming disciplines—can women outperform men in swimming?

B Knechtle, AA Dalamitros, TM Barbosa… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
In recent years, the interest of female dominance in long-distance swimming has grown
where several newspaper articles have been published speculating about female …