Modelling 5-km Running Performance on Level and Hilly Terrains in Recreational Runners

Onécimo Ubiratã Medina Melo; Marcus Peikriszwili Tartaruga; Edilson Fernando de Borba; Daniel Boullosa; Edson Soares da Silva; Rodrigo Torma Bernardo; Renan Coimbra; Henrique Bianchi Oliveira; Rodrigo Gomes da Rosa; Leonardo Alexandre Peyré-Tartaruga

doi:10.3390/biology11050789

Biology (May 2022)

Modelling 5-km Running Performance on Level and Hilly Terrains in Recreational Runners

Onécimo Ubiratã Medina Melo,
Marcus Peikriszwili Tartaruga,
Edilson Fernando de Borba,
Daniel Boullosa,
Edson Soares da Silva,
Rodrigo Torma Bernardo,
Renan Coimbra,
Henrique Bianchi Oliveira,
Rodrigo Gomes da Rosa,
Leonardo Alexandre Peyré-Tartaruga

Affiliations

Onécimo Ubiratã Medina Melo: Exercise Research Laboratory, Physical Education, Physiotherapy and Dance Department, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90690-200, Brazil
Marcus Peikriszwili Tartaruga: Biomechanics Laboratory, Department of Physical Education, Universidade Estadual do Centro Oeste, Guarapuava 85015-430, Brazil
Edilson Fernando de Borba: Postgraduate Program in Physical Education, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba 80060-000, Brazil
Daniel Boullosa: Postgraduate Program in Movement Sciences, Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande 79070-900, Brazil
Edson Soares da Silva: Exercise Research Laboratory, Physical Education, Physiotherapy and Dance Department, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90690-200, Brazil
Rodrigo Torma Bernardo: Exercise Research Laboratory, Physical Education, Physiotherapy and Dance Department, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90690-200, Brazil
Renan Coimbra: Exercise Research Laboratory, Physical Education, Physiotherapy and Dance Department, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90690-200, Brazil
Henrique Bianchi Oliveira: Exercise Research Laboratory, Physical Education, Physiotherapy and Dance Department, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90690-200, Brazil
Rodrigo Gomes da Rosa: Exercise Research Laboratory, Physical Education, Physiotherapy and Dance Department, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90690-200, Brazil
Leonardo Alexandre Peyré-Tartaruga: Exercise Research Laboratory, Physical Education, Physiotherapy and Dance Department, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90690-200, Brazil

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/biology11050789
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 5
p. 789

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Incline and level running on treadmills have been extensively studied due to their different cardiorespiratory and biomechanical acute responses. However, there are no studies examining the performance determinants of outdoor running on hilly terrains. We aimed to investigate the influence of anthropometrics, muscle strength, and cardiorespiratory and gait spatiotemporal parameters during level (0%) and inclined (+7%) running on performance in level and hilly 5-km races. Twenty male recreational runners completed two 5-km outdoor running tests (0% vs. +7% and −7%), and two submaximal (10 km·h−1) and incremental treadmill tests at 0 and 7% slopes, after complete laboratory evaluations. The velocity at maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max) evaluated at 7% incline and level treadmill running were the best performance predictors under both hilly (R2 = 0.72; p 2 = 0.85; p 2max evaluated at similar slopes in the lab can be used to predict 5-km running performances on both level and hilly terrains.

Published in Biology

ISSN: 2079-7737 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/biology

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