cad a22 4500 317086154 20181103043305.0 cr unu---uuuuu 140624s2014 xx s 000 0 eng 10.5167/uzh-96685 doi (ZORA)oai:www.zora.uzh.ch:96685 610 ddc Knechtle B. Relationship of anthropometric and training characteristics with race performance in endurance and ultra-endurance athletes [Elektronische Daten] [B Knechtle] openAccess eu-repo A variety of anthropometric and training characteristics have been identified as predictor variables for race performance in endurance and ultra-endurance athletes. Anthropometric characteristics such as skin-fold thicknesses, body fat, circumferences and length of limbs, body mass, body height, and body mass index were bi-variately related to race performance in endurance athletes such as swimmers in pools and in open water, in road and mountain bike cyclists, and in runners and triathletes over different distances. Additionally, training variables such as volume and speed were also bi-variately associated with race performance. Multi-variate regression analyses including anthropometric and training characteristics reduced the predictor variables mainly to body fat and speed during training units. Further multi-variate regression analyses including additionally the aspects of previous experience such as personal best times showed that mainly previous best time in shorter races were the most important predictors for ultra-endurance race times. Ultra-endurance athletes seemed to prepare differently for their races compared to endurance athletes where ultra-endurance athletes invested more time in training and completed more training kilometers at lower speed compared to endurance athletes. In conclusion, the most important predictor variables for ultra-endurance athletes were a fast personal best time in shorter races, a low body fat and a high speed during training units. Institute of General Practice zora Asian Journal of Sports Medicine 4(2):73-90 https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/96685/1/Knechtle_Relationship_of_Anthropometric_and_Training_Characteristics_with_Race_Performance.pdf text/html WWW-Backlink auf das Repository Onlinezugriff via WWW text/html http://asjsm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/asjsm/article/view/508 ZORA 1 Journal Article PeerReviewed zora ZORA 856 40 https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/96685/1/Knechtle_Relationship_of_Anthropometric_and_Training_Characteristics_with_Race_Performance.pdf text/html WWW-Backlink auf das Repository ZORA 856 42 Onlinezugriff via WWW text/html http://asjsm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/asjsm/article/view/508 ZORA 100 1- Knechtle B. ZORA 773 0- Asian Journal of Sports Medicine 4(2):73-90 BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 ZORA ZORA ZORA Journal Article openAccess