Exercise Physiology Laboratory, 18450 Nikaia, Greece.
School of Health and Caring Sciences, University of West Attica, 12243 Egaleo, Greece.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 May 20;16(10):1777. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16101777.
The aim of the present study was to examine the age-related differences in performance and pacing in a half-marathon compared to a marathon. All finishers ( 9137) in the Ljubljana 2017 half-marathon ( = 7258) and marathon ( 1853) with available data on split times during the races, were analysed for pacing. Half-marathoners were slower than marathoners among women, (2.77 ± 0.35 versus 2.86 ± 0.39 m·s respectively, < 0.001), but faster among men (3.14 ± 0.45 versus 3.08 ± 0.46 m·s respectively, < 0.001). In both race distances, the <25 age group was the fastest and the >54 age group the slowest ( < 0.001). All age groups presented a positive pacing in both race distances and genders, with each segment being slower than the previous one. However, an end spurt was observed in the marathon, but not in the half-marathon. A more even pace in the half-marathon than in the marathon was shown for most age groups. In summary, age-group finishers in the half-marathon decreased running speed across the race, presented a more even pacing than marathoners, and did not show an end spurt.
本研究旨在比较半程马拉松和全程马拉松的年龄相关表现和配速差异。对参加 2017 年卢布尔雅那半程马拉松（n = 7258）和全程马拉松（n = 1853）的所有完赛者（9137 名）的比赛分段时间进行了分析。女性半程马拉松运动员的速度慢于全程马拉松运动员（分别为 2.77 ± 0.35 m·s 和 2.86 ± 0.39 m·s， < 0.001），而男性则相反（分别为 3.14 ± 0.45 m·s 和 3.08 ± 0.46 m·s， < 0.001）。在两个比赛距离中，<25 岁年龄组的速度最快，>54 岁年龄组的速度最慢（ < 0.001）。所有年龄组在两个比赛距离和性别中都表现出正配速，每个阶段都比前一个阶段慢。然而，马拉松比赛中观察到终点冲刺，而半程马拉松比赛中则没有。大多数年龄组在半程马拉松比赛中的配速比全程马拉松比赛更均匀。总之，半程马拉松比赛中各年龄组的完赛者在比赛中逐渐降低跑步速度，配速比全程马拉松运动员更均匀，并且没有出现终点冲刺。
