The Sub 2-h Official Marathon is Possible: Developing a Drafting Strategy for a Historic Breakthrough in Sports
Elite marathon runners can make better use of the pacers to experience reduced drag in races. The associated energy reduction makes it possible to run faster, finishing the race in less time. Using a better drafting strategy and a positive splitting pacing strategy, Kenyan runner Eliud Kipchoge could have broken the sub 2 h barrier in both the 2018 and 2022 editions of Berlin Marathon.
Authors
- Guilherme Fernandes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1958-6366)
- Dioser Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4577-6772)
- Nazir Laureano Gandur
- Víctor Maldonado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1280-0470)
Institutions
- Texas Tech University (US)
- Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sports Medicine - Open
- Published
- 2025-01-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-024-00802-9
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Sports Performance and Training
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.44