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Nutritional Intake Predicts Performance in an Ironman Triathlon
The aim of the present study was describe these relationships for one of the most popular of the ultra-endurance events, the Ironman triathlon.
Finish time for 59 triathletes in an Ironman triathlon correlated highly with rates of carbohydrate and water intake (r = -0.65 and -0.51). Triathletes with below average intakes of carbohydrate and water can therefore expect to achieve worthwhile reductions in finish time of around 5% from moderate increases in intake.
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| Notations: | biological and medical sciences endurance sports |
| Published in: | Sportscience |
| Language: | English |
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2001
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| Online Access: | http://sportsci.org/jour/0101/bmd.htm |
| Document types: | electronical publication |
| Level: | intermediate |