Knechtle Beat, Rüst Christoph Alexander, Rosemann Thomas, Lepers Romuald
Facharzt FMH für Allgemeinmedizin, Gesundheitszentrum St. Gallen, Vadianstrasse 26, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Age (Dordr). 2012 Aug;34(4):1033-45. doi: 10.1007/s11357-011-9290-9. Epub 2011 Jul 28.
The aims of this study were (1) to investigate the participation and performance trends at the '100 km Lauf Biel' in Switzerland from 1998 to 2010, and (2) to compare the age-related changes in 100-km running performance between males and females. For both sexes, the percent of finishers significantly (P < 0.01) decreased for the 18-29 and the 30-39-year age groups, while it significantly (P < 0.01) increased for the 40-49 and the 50-59-year age groups over the studied period. From 1998 to 2010, the mean age of the top ten finishers increased by 0.4 years per annum for both females (P = 0.02) and males (P = 0.003). The running time for the top ten finishers remained stable for females, while it significantly (P = 0.001) increased by 2.4 min per annum for males. There was a significant (P < 0.001) age effect on running times for both sexes. The best 100-km running times was observed for the age comprised between 30 and 49 years for males, and between 30 and 54 years for females, respectively. The age-related decline in running performance was similar until 60-64 years between males and females, but was greater for females compared to males after 65 years. Future studies should investigate the lifespan from 65 to 75 years to better understand the performance difference between male and female master ultra-marathoners.
（1）调查1998年至2010年瑞士“比尔100公里跑”的参赛情况和成绩趋势；（2）比较男性和女性100公里跑成绩随年龄的变化。在研究期间，18至29岁和30至39岁年龄组的男女完赛者百分比均显著下降（P<0.01），而40至49岁和50至59岁年龄组的男女完赛者百分比均显著上升（P<0.01）。1998年至2010年，女性（P=0.02）和男性（P=0.003）前十名完赛者的平均年龄每年增加0.4岁。女性前十名完赛者的跑步时间保持稳定，而男性前十名完赛者的跑步时间每年显著增加2.4分钟（P=0.001）。男女跑步时间均存在显著的年龄效应（P<0.001）。男性在30至49岁之间、女性在30至54岁之间的100公里跑成绩最佳。60至64岁之前，男女跑步成绩随年龄的下降情况相似，但65岁之后，女性的下降幅度大于男性。未来的研究应调查65至75岁年龄段的情况，以更好地了解男女超马老将的成绩差异。
