Physiological demands of running at 2-hour marathon race pace

Authors: Andrew M. Jones, Brett S. Kirby, Ida E. Clark, Hannah Rice, Elizabeth Fulkerson, Lee J. Wylie, Daryl P. Wilkerson, Anni Vanhatalo, Brad W. Wilkins - Journal of Applied Physiology 2020 cited by 196

We report the physiological characteristics and O 2 cost of running overground at ∼21.1 km/h in a cohort of the world’s best male distance runners. We provide new information on the absolute and relative O 2 uptake required to run at 2-h marathon pace.