Number of finishers and performance of age group women and men in long-distance running: comparison among 10km, half-marathon and marathon races in Oslo. Issue 1 (2nd January 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nikolaidis, Pantelis Theodoros; Cuk, Ivan; Clemente-Suárez, Vicente Javier; Villiger, Elias; Knechtle, Beat
• Is Part Of: Research in sports medicine. Volume 29:Issue 1(2021)
• Page Start: 56
• Page End: 66
• Publication Date: 2021-01-02
• Subjects: Ageing -- endurance -- gender -- outdoor exercise -- race speed -- recreational -- running; Sports medicine -- Periodicals; Athletic Injuries -- Periodicals; Exercise -- Periodicals; Sports Medicine -- Periodicals; Médecine du sport -- Périodiques; 617.102705
• DOI: 10.1080/15438627.2020.1726745
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1543-8627

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The aim of the present study was to examine the number of finishers and performance trends in 10 km, half-marathon and marathon races in Oslo. Data (total 115, 725 finishers; women, n = 50, 595; men, n = 65, 130) from 10 km, half-marathon and marathon races in Oslo from 2008 to 2018 were analysed considering number, sex, age and running speed of finishers. The total men-to-women ratio was the smallest in the 10 km race (0.60) and the largest in the marathon (3.86) ( p < 0.01, φ = 0.28). In both women and men, the slowest running speed was shown in the older age groups ( p < 0.01). Based on the findings of the present study, it was concluded that relatively more women finished a 10 km and less a half-marathon and a marathon. Our results indicated that the sex difference in performance was attenuated in the longer race distances and older age groups.