Physiological profile of adult male long-distance trail runners: variations according to competitive level (national or regional).
Joana RosadoJoão Pedro DuartePaulo Sousa-E-SilvaDaniela C CostaDiogo Vicente MartinhoHugo SarmentoJoão Valente-Dos-SantosLuís Manuel Pinto Lopes RamaOscar M TavaresJorge CondeJoaquim M CastanheiraRui S GonçalvesRicardo Ribeiro AgostineteManuel João Coelho E SilvaPublished in: Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) (2020)
This study emphasized the importance of expressing physiological variables derived from running protocols per unit of body mass. Also, the second ventilatory threshold appears to be the best and the only aerobic fitness variable to distinguish between trail runners according to competitive level. Maximal oxygen uptake seems of relative interest to distinguish between long distance runners according to competitive level.