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Habitual Heat Exposure And Acclimatization Associated With Athletic Performance In The Multistage Marathon Des Sables, Leonidas G. Ioannou, Lydia Tsoutsoubi, Lars Nybo, Georgios I. Tsianos, Andreas D. Flouris
Habitual Heat Exposure And Acclimatization Associated With Athletic Performance In The Multistage Marathon Des Sables, Leonidas G. Ioannou, Lydia Tsoutsoubi, Lars Nybo, Georgios I. Tsianos, Andreas D. Flouris
Journal of Human Performance in Extreme Environments
Introduction
The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of heat acclimatization on athletic performance during the 7-day Marathon des Sables (MdS) which takes place in the Sahara Desert.
Methods
Anonymous data for nationality and average running speed (km/h) of all runners who ran the MdS during the period 2000–2015 were collected from the official website of the race and other related websites. Average maximum temperature for each runner’s country during the month preceding the MdS was collected from www.weatherbase.com. Athletes were divided into two Torigin groups as follows: 25 to 15°C (i.e., cold countries) and 15 to …