Somatotype Role And Performance In Ultra Trail Runners

The aim of this study is to compare the somatotype male running Ultra-trail race at different distances and evaluate performance relationship. A total 44 runners, average age 45.64 ± 9.16 years; height 175.84 6.18 cm; body weight 75.36 7.46 kg, who ran 13 km (n= 6), 30 19), 66 14) 100 5), participated voluntarily in study. Heath & Carter method was used determine somatotypes runners. times were taken from results section on organization's website. One-way ANOVA test groups, Pearson correlation for analysis (p < 0.05). As a result, there significant difference endomorph = 0.000) mesomorph 0.035) groups. Significant differences observed between runners compared with 0.003), 0.002) 0.005) It found that those run had more mass than 30, 60 km, as distance increased, values decreased, long-distance athletes linear physical structure. In Ultra Trail runs differs according distance, it can be said mesomorphic-ectomorph time increases.