Factors Influencing Running Performance During a Marathon: Breaking the 2-h Barrier

Elio Venturini¹, Francesco Giallauria^{2

3}

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¹ Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit, Department of Cardiology, Azienda USL Toscana Nord-Ovest, Cecina Civil Hospital, Livorno, Italy.
² Division of Internal Medicine and Cardiac Rehabilitation, Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
³ Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia.

PMID: 35310973
PMCID: PMC8924290
DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.856875

Factors Influencing Running Performance During a Marathon: Breaking the 2-h Barrier

Elio Venturini et al. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2022.

. 2022 Mar 2:9:856875.

doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.856875. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Elio Venturini¹, Francesco Giallauria^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit, Department of Cardiology, Azienda USL Toscana Nord-Ovest, Cecina Civil Hospital, Livorno, Italy.
² Division of Internal Medicine and Cardiac Rehabilitation, Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
³ Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia.

PMID: 35310973
PMCID: PMC8924290
DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.856875

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Keywords: advanced shoe technology; endurance; marathon performance; maximal oxygen uptake; running economy.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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