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dc.contributor.authorHaugen, Tommy
dc.contributor.authorSandbakk, Øyvind
dc.contributor.authorSeiler, Stephen
dc.contributor.authorTønnessen, Espen
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-17T12:03:24Z
dc.date.available2022-08-17T12:03:24Z
dc.date.issued2022-04-01
dc.description.abstractIn this review we integrate the scientifc literature and results-proven practice and outline a novel framework for understanding the training and development of elite long-distance performance. Herein, we describe how fundamental training characteristics and well-known training principles are applied. World-leading track runners (i.e., 5000 and 10,000 m) and marathon specialists participate in 9±3 and 6±2 (mean±SD) annual competitions, respectively. The weekly running distance in the mid-preparation period is in the range 160–220 km for marathoners and 130–190 km for track runners. These diferences are mainly explained by more running kilometers on each session for marathon runners. Both groups perform 11–14 sessions per week, and ≥80% of the total running volume is performed at low intensity throughout the training year. The training intensity distribution vary across mesocycles and difer between marathon and track runners, but common for both groups is that volume of race-pace running increases as the main competition approaches. The tapering process starts 7–10 days prior to the main competition. While the African runners live and train at high altitude (2000–2500 m above sea level) most of the year, most lowland athletes apply relatively long altitude camps during the preparation period. Overall, this review ofers unique insights into the training characteristics of world-class distance runners by integrating scientifc literature and results-proven practice, providing a point of departure for future studies related to the training and development in the Olympic long-distance events.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHaugen, Sandbakk, Seiler, Tønnessen. The Training Characteristics of World-Class Distance Runners: An Integration of Scientific Literature and Results-Proven Practice. Sports Medicine - Open. 2022;8:1-18en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2019088
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s40798-022-00438-7
dc.identifier.issn2198-9761
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/26245
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.relation.journalSports Medicine - Open
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2022 The Author(s)en_US
dc.titleThe Training Characteristics of World-Class Distance Runners: An Integration of Scientific Literature and Results-Proven Practiceen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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