Temporal signatures of electrodermal activity for the evaluation of runners' performance: Start and finish phases

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to assess the ability of the electrodermal activity (EDA) to characterize the performance of few amateur and professional Tunisian runners during an annual semi-marathon. We focus on the start and finish phases of the competition. So, we examine the EDA temporal signature during those key phases. We note that the overall EDA performance tends to be similar for all subjects during the starting phase of the competition. How-ever, the end phase seems to differentiate among them: specifically, we note that with a reference subject (win-ner of the semi-marathon) there is a better management of stress level.