Training and bioenergetic characteristics in elite male and female Kenyan runners.

Veronique Billat (1) , Pierre-Marie Leprêtre , Anne-Marie Heugas (2) , Mille-Hamard Laurence , Drai Salim , Jean Pierre Koralsztein

1 LEPHE - Laboratoire d'Etude de la PHysiologie de l'Exercice
2 CIAMS - Complexité, Innovation, Activités Motrices et Sportives

The velocity at the VO2max is the main factor predicting the variance of the 10-km performance both in men and women, and high-intensity training contributes to this higher VO2max among men.

Domaines: Neurosciences

Veronique Billat, Pierre-Marie Leprêtre, Anne-Marie Heugas, Mille-Hamard Laurence, Drai Salim, et al.. Training and bioenergetic characteristics in elite male and female Kenyan runners.. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 2003, 35 (2), pp.297-304; discussion 305-6. ⟨10.1249/01.MSS.0000053556.59992.A9⟩. ⟨hal-00580482⟩