2014
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0112978
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Speed Trends in Male Distance Running

Abstract: The major cycling “Grand Tours” have shown an attenuation of performance over the last decade. This has been interpreted as circumstantial evidence that newer anti-doping strategies have reduced the use of performance-enhancing drugs. To examine this idea under more controlled conditions, speed trends for world class 5000 m, 10000 m, and marathon performances by men from 1980 to 2013 were analyzed. We obtained comprehensive records from the International Association of Athletics Federations, Association of Roa… Show more

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“…On the other hand, other key physiological determinants of endurance performance, including exercise economy, lactate threshold, and critical power, appear to be amenable to improvement with intense training, even in elite athletes. It cannot be excluded, however, that potential improvements in these factors become restricted as world-class athletes approach or appear to approach physiological limits, as illustrated by the speed leveling seen in 3,000-m and 5,000-m endurance disciplines (55). Longitudinal studies in highly trained athletes performing very intense exercise are required to determine whether this is the case.…”
Section: Hypoxic Trainingmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…On the other hand, other key physiological determinants of endurance performance, including exercise economy, lactate threshold, and critical power, appear to be amenable to improvement with intense training, even in elite athletes. It cannot be excluded, however, that potential improvements in these factors become restricted as world-class athletes approach or appear to approach physiological limits, as illustrated by the speed leveling seen in 3,000-m and 5,000-m endurance disciplines (55). Longitudinal studies in highly trained athletes performing very intense exercise are required to determine whether this is the case.…”
Section: Hypoxic Trainingmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Of note, while marathon records continue to fall, times for the 5000 and 10,000 m races have been stable for the last 10 or so years with fewer ‘outlier’ performances as drug testing has improved (Kruse et al . ). Concerns about doping and record times also persist for women because many records and top marks are decades old, dating back to the era of systematic ‘state sponsored’ doping in countries such as the former East Germany and China (Franke & Berendonk, ; NYT, ).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…As was demonstrated in previous studies, some major changes in performance levels have historically followed implementation of new antidoping strategies. [5][6][7][8][9]13 In our investigation, we analyzed changes in the competition performance of Russian female middle-and long-distance runners before and after implementation of the ABP. To our knowledge, this research is the first to investigate the relationship of ABP implementation on athletic performance.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Our results are in line with the previous research that showed a significant detrimental effect on performance with the introduction of new anti-doping measures. [5][6][7][8][9]13 The effects of the ABP on practices of athletes have been described before, 11 but our study is the first to investigate the relationship of ABP implementation on athlete performance. We demonstrate that performance results of elite-level female runners of the 800, 1500, 5000, and 10,000 m decreased significantly with the implementation of the ABP and these changes were 2.33, 5.26, 31.60, and 49.83 seconds, respectively.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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