The Role of Environmental Conditions on Master Marathon Running Performance in 1,280,557 Finishers the ‘New York City Marathon’ From 1970 to 2019

Knechtle, Beat; McGrath, Carlyn; Goncerz, Olivia; Villiger, Elias; Nikolaidis, Pantelis Theodoros; Marcin, Thimo; Sousa, Caio Victor

doi:10.5167/uzh-207323

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Knechtle, B., McGrath, C., Goncerz, O., Villiger, E., Nikolaidis, P. T., Marcin, T., & Sousa, C. V. (2021). The Role of Environmental Conditions on Master Marathon Running Performance in 1,280,557 Finishers the ‘New York City Marathon’ From 1970 to 2019. Frontiers in Physiology, 12, 665761. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2021.665761

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Aim: This study investigated the influence of weather conditions on running performance in female and male age group runners in the largest marathon in the world, the “New York City Marathon.”Methods: The analysis included data from 1,280,557 finishers the “New York City Marathon” from the years 1970 to 2019. Linear mixed models for men and women finishers with race time (min) as dependent variable and 5-year age groups, temperature, wind and relative humidity tertiles (low, medium, high) as independent factors and finisher as random