Energy expenditure and influence of physiologic factors during marathon running

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-1-2007

Abstract

This study examined energy expenditure and physiologic determinants for marathon performance in recreational runners. Twenty recreational marathon runners participated (10 males aged 41 ± 11.3 years, 10 females aged 42.7 ± 11.7 years). Each subject copleted a VO2max and a 1-hour treadmill run at recent marathon pace, and body composition was indirectly determined via dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. The male runners exhibited higher VO2max (ml·kg-1·min-1) values (52.6 ± 5.5) than their female counterparts (41.9 ± 6.6), although ventilatory threshold (T-vent) values were similar between groups (males: 76.2 ± 6.1 % of VO2max, females: 75.1 ± 5.1%). The male runners expended more energy (2,792 ± 235 kcal) for their most recent marathon as calculated from the 1-hour treadmill run at marathon pace than the female runners (2,436 ± 297 kcal). Body composition parameters correlated moderately to highly (r ranging from 0.50 to 0.87) with marathon run time. Also, VO2max (r = -0.73) and ventilatory threshold (r = -0.73) moderately correlated with marathon run time. As a group, the participants ran near their ventilatory threshold for their most recent marathon (r = 0.74). These results indicate the influence of body size on marathon run performance. In general, the larger male and female runners ran slower and expended more kilocalories than smaller runners. Regardless of marathon finishing time, the runners maintained a pace near their T-vent, and as T-vent or VO2max increased, marathon performance time decreased. caloric expenditure, marathon determinants © 2007 National Strength & Conditioning Association.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

First Page

1188

Last Page

1191

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