Performance and sex difference in ultra-triathlon performance from Ironman to Double Deca Iron ultra-triathlon between 1978 and 2013

It was assumed that women would be able to outperform men in ultra-marathon running. The present study investigated the sex difference in performance for all ultra-triathlon distances from the Ironman distance (i.e. 3.8 km swimming, 180 km cycling and 42 km running) in the ‘Ironman Hawaii’ to the Do...

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Main Authors: Rüst, Christoph A, Rosemann, Thomas, Knechtle, Beat
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Springer International Publishing 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4035499/