Pacing Strategy and Resulting Performance of Elite Trail Runners: Insights From the 2023 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships.

IF 4.3 2区医学 Q1 PHYSIOLOGY

International journal of sports physiology and performance Pub Date : 2025-01-30 Print Date: 2025-03-01 DOI:10.1123/ijspp.2024-0390

Diego Jaén-Carrillo, Arcadi Margarit-Boscà, Felipe García-Pinillos, Markus Holler

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Abstract

Purpose: Pacing is crucial in endurance sports such as running, and its importance is also prominent in trail running due to the unique challenges, including high elevation gains and varied terrain. This study aimed to explore the pacing strategies of elite athletes during the 2023 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships for the Trail Short distance.

Methods: The participants included 12 elite trail runners who provided their race data from sport watches for analysis.

Results: The findings indicate a significant decrease in grade-adjusted pace (vi) as the race progressed, with an average change of -18.7% from the start to the last downhill segment. A linear correlation of -.55 (P = .031) was observed between the winning time and the evolution of vi, suggesting that more consistent pacing led to better performance. The Student t test (t = 2.628, numerator degrees of freedom = 10, P = .013) confirmed that even pacing is significantly correlated with superior race results at a confidence level above 95%.

Conclusions: A more even pacing strategy is associated with success during elite trail-running races.

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优秀越野跑运动员的配速策略和最终表现：来自2023年世界山地和越野跑锦标赛的见解。

目的：在耐力运动中，比如跑步，配速是至关重要的，在越野跑中，它的重要性也很突出，因为越野跑具有独特的挑战，包括高海拔和不同的地形。本研究旨在探讨2023年世界山地越野跑锦标赛中优秀运动员的步道短距离配速策略。方法：选取12名优秀的越野跑运动员，通过运动腕表提供比赛数据进行分析。结果：研究结果表明，随着比赛的进行，等级调整配速（vi）显著下降，从开始到最后的下坡段平均变化为-18.7%。线性相关系数为- 0.55（P = 0.031），表明节奏越一致，表现越好。学生t检验（t = 2.628，分子自由度= 10,P = 0.013）证实，即使是起搏也与优异的比赛成绩显著相关，置信水平在95%以上。结论：在精英越野跑比赛中，更均匀的配速策略与成功有关。

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International journal of sports physiology and performance PHYSIOLOGY-SPORT SCIENCES

CiteScore

5.80

自引率

12.10%

发文量

199

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： The International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance (IJSPP) focuses on sport physiology and performance and is dedicated to advancing the knowledge of sport and exercise physiologists, sport-performance researchers, and other sport scientists. The journal publishes authoritative peer-reviewed research in sport physiology and related disciplines, with an emphasis on work having direct practical applications in enhancing sport performance in sport physiology and related disciplines. IJSPP publishes 10 issues per year: January, February, March, April, May, July, August, September, October, and November.