VO2max ageing and all cause mortality in a global cohort of multi marathoners
max, older women showed greater relative advantage. Estimated mortality risk was notably lower across the cohort. These findings suggest multi-marathoners maintain superior aerobic fitness into later life, supporting a model of healthy ageing; however, potential cohort effects warrant longitudinal research to clarify causality.
Authors
- Leo Lundy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8145-7046)
- Neil Fleming
- Richard B. Reilly
Institutions
- University College Dublin (IE)
- Trinity College (CA)
- Trinity College Dublin (IE)
- Dublin City University (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Scientific Reports
- Published
- 2026-05-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-52475-x
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00