Department of Economics, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
PLoS One. 2024 Jul 31;19(7):e0306853. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0306853. eCollection 2024.
This study examines the association between club membership and marathon performance using a dataset of 206,653 London Marathon runners. Our results show a statistically significant association between club membership and marathon performance for both males and females which sees club membership potentially mitigating pace decline with age and resulting in substantial improvements in finishing times of up to 40 minutes. We implement a production function framework and align with three principles of economic organisation. The findings have relevance for marathon participants, coaches, and athletic associations as well as implications beyond athletics to other sports or cooperative activities.
本研究使用 206653 名伦敦马拉松跑者的数据，考察了俱乐部会员身份与马拉松表现之间的关联。我们的研究结果表明，俱乐部会员身份与男性和女性的马拉松表现之间存在统计学上的显著关联，这使得俱乐部会员身份有可能减缓年龄导致的配速下降，并使完赛时间大幅提高，最高可达 40 分钟。我们采用了生产函数框架，并遵循了经济组织的三个原则。这些发现对马拉松参赛者、教练和体育协会具有重要意义，对其他运动或合作活动也具有启示意义。
