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Llewellyn, T. L., Maceri, R. M. “…The purpose of this analysis was to determine if temperatures are rising in marathons across the world, and how often the races take place in optimal temperatures (10-12 °C). …”

Strelecky, M., Sedliak, M., Berisha, G., Oreská, L., Buzgo, G., Cernácková, A., Okuliarova, M., Zeman, M., Kern, H., Zampieri, S., Pietrangelo, L., Protasi, F. “…We had a unique opportunity to examine not only performance and blood parameters but also skeletal muscle characteristics of an elite male master marathon runner who placed second at the World championship in the age category 75-79 years and won all the World Marathon Majors between 2013 and 2019. …”

Takayama, F., Aoyagi, A. “…This opinion paper summarizes previous research on runners' durability during marathons and highlights the necessity for durability studies, particularly at the international level to world-class marathon runners.…”

Fernandes, G. D., Gandur, N. L., Santos, D., Maldonado, V. “…The strategy has been adopted by Kenyan runner Eliud Kipchoge on numerous marathon events in the past, including the 2018 and 2022 editions of the Berlin marathon (where Kipchoge set two official world records), as well as in two special attempts to break the 2 h mark for the distance, the Nike Breaking2 (2017) and the INEOS 1:59 Challenge (2019), where Kipchoge used an improved drafting formation to finish in 1:59:40, although that is not recognized as an official record. …”

Casado, A., Hornillos, A., Foster, C., Ranieri, L. E., Renfree, A., Domínguez, R. “…Purpose In world-class middle- and long-distance running races, a Wavelight signal has recently been used as a pacing guide for setting records. …”

Feely, C., Caulfield, B., Lawlor, A., Smyth, B. “…We further describe how to evaluate these recommendations in terms of their feasibility, plausibility, effectiveness and safety using a large-scale, real-world dataset of more than 130,000 runners and their marathon training experiences.…”

Brown, J. L., Raeder, R., Troyanos, C., Dyer, K. S. “…The Boston Marathon is a highly regarded event in the running world, not just for its prestige and challenging course, but also for its implementation of a psychology team to support runners. …”

Kelemen, B., Benczenleitner, O., Toth, L. “…During the Second World War, the Swedish coach Gosta Holmer developed the fartlek (speed play) method, which enabled his runners to set numerous world records between 1500 meters and 10,000 meters. …”

Born, D.-P., Ruiz-Navarro, J. J., Lorentzen, J., Björklund, G. “…Objective: To conduct a longitudinal retrospective analysis, explore the relationship between success at peak performance age and the number of different race distances athletes competed in each year (within-sport distance variety), and compare the dose-time effect of this distance variety throughout the development process between male swimmers and track runners. Methodology: Male swimmers (n = 6033) and track runners (n = 19,278) still competing at peak performance age were ranked, and the number of different race distances was extracted retrospectively for each year until early junior age (13-14-year-old category) from the databases of the European Aquatics and World Athletics federations. …”

Born, D.-P., Romann, M., Lorentzen, J., Zumbach, D., Feldmann, A., Ruiz-Navarro, J. J. “…Quality of within-sport variety was determined as the performance differences between individual athletes' main and secondary race distances across (top-) elite and (highly-) trained swimmers and runners. Methods A total of 3,827,947 race times were used to calculate performance points (race times relative to the world record) for freestyle swimmers (n = 12,588 males and n = 7,561 females) and track runners (n = 9,230 males and n = 5,841 females). …”

Casado, A., Ranieri, L. E., Díaz, J. J., Hanley, B., Foster, C. “…The aims of this study were to compare marathon pacing profiles between major championships winning races and world record (WR) races in men`s and women`s long-distance runners. …”

Foulkes, S. J., Haykowsky, M. J., Kistler, P. M., McConell, G. K., Trappe, S., Hargreaves, M., Costill, D. L., La Gerche, A. “…Overall, this life study of a world champion marathon runner exemplifies the substantial benefits and potential side effects of many decades of intense endurance exercise. …”

Foster, C., Barroso, R., Bok, D., Boullosa, D., Casado Alda, A., Cortis, C., Fusco, A., Hanley, B., Skiba, P., de Koning, J. J. “…Introduction In distance running, pacing is characterized by changes in speed, leading to runners dropping off the leader`s pace until a few remain to contest victory with a final sprint. …”

Byrne, J., Lynch, S., Mokha, G. M. “…Methods In this case study, we examine the training regimen of an elite ultramarathon runner who broke 8 world records in 2021 and 2022, including the 24-hour run in which he ran 319.6 km in September 2022. …”

Iljukov, S., Iljukov, P., Kauppi, J.-P., Uusitalo, A. L. T., Peltonen, J. E., Schumacher, Y. O. “…Thus, we present an approach for a data-driven classification of middle- and long-distance runners according to their competition results. The best annual results of middle- and long-distance track runners participating at major (Olympics, World and European Championships) and national championships (Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway) were gathered for the 2012-2018 period. …”

Johansson, M., Atterfors, J., Lamm, J. “…The Gothenburg Half Marathon is one of the world`s largest half marathon races with over 40 000 participants each year. …”

Knopp, M., Cigoja, S., Fritz, J., Miles, H., Schweizer, F., Ruiz, D. “…Focusing on the cushioning element of these shoes, previous research has found that softer midsoles improve running economy [2]. Other than road runners, Ironman athletes also use such footwear during the marathon leg of a race but start in a more fatigued state. …”

Langley, J. O., Langley, B. “…Purpose The aim of this study was to explore the ergogenic effect of advanced footwear technology (AFT) upon world-class male marathon running speed. Method A retrospective analysis of 99 world-class male marathon runners` performances between 2012 and 2021 was undertaken, providing a sample size of 971 performances, split into two footwear groups: AFT (n = 299) and traditional (n = 672). …”

Iljukov, S. “…Thus, we present an approach for a data-driven classification of middle- and long-distance runners according to their competition results. METHODS: The best annual results of middle- and long-distance track runners participating at major (Olympics, World and European Championships) and national championships (Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway) were gathered for the 2012-2018 period. …”

Yoshioka, T., Nakagaki, K., Nakamura, K., Mukai, N., Nabekura, Y. “…The purpose of this study was to compare the physiological and morphological characteristics of J. Ndambiri, a Kenyan world-class long-distance runner (10,000 m personal best: 27:04.79), with runners belonging to the national corporate team (29:32.18±0:30.35). …”