The Relative Importance of Training and Social Support for Runners’ Performance: A Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract

Key points Sports participation during childhood was the most important social variable in female runners’ performance; Running practice in the family was related to male runners’ performance; Among social and training variables, volume for the week presented the strongest expected influence for runners of both sexes.

Keywords

• Complex systems
• Endurance
• Exercise intensity
• Network model
• Behavior