Cycling and Running are More Predictive of Overall Race Finish Time than Swimming in IRONMAN® Age Group Triathletes
Both cycling and running are more predictive than swimming in IRONMAN<sup>®</sup> age group triathletes, where the correlation between the overall race times and the split times decreased with increasing age more in swimming than in cycling and running. These insights are useful for IRONMAN<sup>®</sup> age group triathletes and their coaches in planning their IRONMAN<sup>®</sup> race preparation and concentrating training on the more predictive disciplines.
Authors
- Katja Weiss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1247-6754)
- Beat Knechtle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2412-9103)
- Marília Santos Andrade (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7004-4565)
- Pantelis Τ. Nikolaidis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8030-7122)
- Mabliny Thuany (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6858-1871)
- Pedro Miguel Forte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0184-6780)
- Elias Villiger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8371-1390)
- Ivan Čuk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7819-4384)
- David Valero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4133-4843)
- Thomas Johannes Rosemann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6436-6306)
Institutions
- University of Zurich (CH)
- University of St.Gallen (CH)
- Universidade do Estado do Pará (BR)
- University of Belgrade (RS)
- Universidade Politécnica de Bragança (PT)
- University of West Attica (GR)
- Medbase (CH)
- Universidade Federal de São Paulo (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sports Medicine - Open
- Published
- 2025-03-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-025-00835-8
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Sports Performance and Training
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.16