Age-related decrements in cycling and running performance
| dc.contributor.author | St Clair Gibson, A | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lambert, M I | |
| dc.contributor.author | Noakes, T D | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-03-23T07:37:55Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-03-23T07:37:55Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2004 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2016-01-15T08:16:12Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Objective. This study examined age-related decrements in athletic performance during running and cycling activities. Design. The age group winning times for males aged between 18 and 70 years competing in the 1999 Argus cycle tour (103 km) and 1999 Comrades running marathon (90 km), South Africa's premier endurance cycling and running events respectively, were examined. Main outcome measures. The relationship between speed (cycling and running respectively) and age was calculated using a 4th order polynomial function. The derivative of each of these functions was determined and then the slope of the function corresponding to each age was calculated. Results. The rate of decline in running speed occurred at an earlier age (~ 32 years) during the running race compared with the cycling tour (~ 55 years). Conclusions. These findings establish a trend that there is ‘accelerated' aging during running which can perhaps be attributed to the increased weight-bearing stress on the muscles during running compared with cycling. | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | St Clair Gibson, A., Lambert, M. I., & Noakes, T. D. (2004). Age-related decrements in cycling and running performance. <i>South African Journal of Sports Medicine</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27704 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | St Clair Gibson, A, M I Lambert, and T D Noakes "Age-related decrements in cycling and running performance." <i>South African Journal of Sports Medicine</i> (2004) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27704 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Gibson, A. S. C., Lambert, N., & Noakes, T. D. (2004). Age-related decrements in cycling and running performance. South African Journal of Sports Medicine, 16(2), 8-11. | |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Journal Article AU - St Clair Gibson, A AU - Lambert, M I AU - Noakes, T D AB - Objective. This study examined age-related decrements in athletic performance during running and cycling activities. Design. The age group winning times for males aged between 18 and 70 years competing in the 1999 Argus cycle tour (103 km) and 1999 Comrades running marathon (90 km), South Africa's premier endurance cycling and running events respectively, were examined. Main outcome measures. The relationship between speed (cycling and running respectively) and age was calculated using a 4th order polynomial function. The derivative of each of these functions was determined and then the slope of the function corresponding to each age was calculated. Results. The rate of decline in running speed occurred at an earlier age (~ 32 years) during the running race compared with the cycling tour (~ 55 years). Conclusions. These findings establish a trend that there is ‘accelerated' aging during running which can perhaps be attributed to the increased weight-bearing stress on the muscles during running compared with cycling. DA - 2004 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - South African Journal of Sports Medicine LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2004 T1 - Age-related decrements in cycling and running performance TI - Age-related decrements in cycling and running performance UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27704 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27704 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | St Clair Gibson A, Lambert MI, Noakes TD. Age-related decrements in cycling and running performance. South African Journal of Sports Medicine. 2004; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27704. | en_ZA |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher.department | MRC/UCT RU for Exercise and Sport Medicine | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.source | South African Journal of Sports Medicine | |
| dc.source.uri | http://www.ajol.info/index.php/sasma/article/view/31858 | |
| dc.title | Age-related decrements in cycling and running performance | |
| dc.type | Journal Article | |
| uct.type.filetype | Text | |
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