PHYSIOLOGICAL DETERMINANTS OF SHORT TRAIL RUNNING

<p>The recent worldwide popularity of trail running has raised the necessity studying physiological profile this sport. Although races are long distance endurance events, variety their terrain, incline and duration prevents application classical predictive model level running. Thus, aim present study was to investigate anthropometric parameters that determine short race performance. Twenty-five moderately trained runners participated in a 15 km race, consisting 9 positive 6 negative incline. Four days after they followed laboratory protocol for measurement estimation (maximal oxygen uptake, velocity at maximal ventilatory threshold, economy, flexibility, muscle power, aerobic capacity). The results revealed high correlations between performance uptake (r = 0.81), threshold 0.88), power knee extensor 0.50 – 0.53), anaerobic capacity 0.65) body fat percentage 0.7). Another two were highly correlated with mountain both time 0.95 r 0.96, respectively). Our conclusions confirmed previous findings cannot be predicted same variable as running.</p><p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0985/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>