Ultra Sports Science Foundation, 69130 Pierre-Bénite, France.
Health Science Department, Universidad a Distancia de Madrid (UDIMA), 28400 Collado Villaba, Madrid, Spain.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Mar 3;17(5):1628. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17051628.
Ultra-endurance running is of increasing popularity in the adult population, mainly due to master runners older than 35 years of age. However, youth runners younger than 19 years of age are also competing in ultra-endurance events, and an increase has been observed in distance-limited events, but no data is available on time-limited ultra-endurance events in this age group. This study investigated participation and performance trends in time-limited ultra-endurance races, including multi-day events, in runners younger than 19 years of age. Between the period 1990 and 2018, the most popular events recorded a total of 214 finishes (from 166 unique finishers (UF)) for 6-hour events, 247 (212 UF) for 12-hour events, and 805 (582 UF) for 24-hour events, respectively. The majority of athletes originated from Europe and North America. Only a minority participated in multi-day events. Overall, speed increased with age, but the overall performance speed decreased across calendar years for 6- and 24-hour events as participation numbers grew. In summary, in youth ultra-endurance runners, differences were observed regarding participation and performance across the different time-limited events, the age of the athletes and their country of origin.
超长距离跑步在成年人中越来越受欢迎，主要是因为 35 岁以上的资深跑者。然而，也有年轻的 19 岁以下的青少年跑者参加超长距离耐力赛，距离受限的比赛项目有所增加，但在这个年龄段，限时的超长耐力赛还没有数据。本研究调查了 19 岁以下限时超长耐力赛，包括多日赛，的参赛和表现趋势。在 1990 年至 2018 年期间，记录的最受欢迎的赛事共有 214 名完赛者（来自 166 名独完赛者（UF））参加 6 小时比赛，247 名（212 名 UF）参加 12 小时比赛，805 名（582 名 UF）参加 24 小时比赛。大多数运动员来自欧洲和北美。只有少数人参加多日赛。总的来说，速度随着年龄的增长而提高，但随着参赛人数的增加，6 小时和 24 小时比赛的参赛年份整体表现速度下降。综上所述，在青年超长距离跑者中，不同限时赛事、运动员年龄和原籍国的参赛和表现存在差异。
