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Article

Performance Analysis on Trained and Recreational Runners in the Venice Marathon Events from 2007 to 2019

by
Giovanna Albertin
1,2,*,
Davide Zuccon
3,
Diego Guidolin
1,
Raffaele De Caro
1,2,
Marco Falda
4,
Ugo Carraro
3,5 and
Laura Astolfi
6,7,*
1
Section of Human Anatomy, Department of Neuroscience (DNS), University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
2
Interdepartmental Research Center of Myology (CIR-Myo), University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
3
Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
4
Department of Neuroscience (DNS), University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
5
A&C M-C Foundation for Translational Myology, 35100 Padova, Italy
6
Bioacoustics Research Laboratory, Department of Neuroscience (DNS), University of Padova, 35129 Padova, Italy
7
Interdepartmental Research Center of International Auditory Processing Project in Venice (I-APPROVE), Department of Neurosciences, University of Padova, Santi Giovanni e Paolo Hospital, ULSS3 Serenissima, 30122 Venezia, Italy
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(3), 1982; https://doi.org/10.3390/app13031982
Submission received: 22 December 2022 / Revised: 24 January 2023 / Accepted: 31 January 2023 / Published: 3 February 2023
(This article belongs to the Topic Complex Systems and Artificial Intelligence)
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The Venice Marathon is a small recreational marathon that has gained fame and prestige over time. In terms of gender participation, the 13 editions from 2007 to 2019 have seen an increase in female participation over time in the 40-year age category. Recreational athletes showed a general decrease in running speed (performance); meanwhile, the analysis limited to trained athletes showed a performance improvement of runners in the 40-year age category in both sexes. This information could be useful for trainers and self-training to adjust physical activity to compensate for physiological decline. In fact, based on piecewise analysis, we found that the largest decline in running speed in males was found in 50- and 55-year age categories in recreational and trained athletes, respectively, showing that training ensures the maintenance of fitness. In females, the greatest decrease was found in the 55- and 45-year age categories in recreational and trained athletes, respectively, demonstrating that the physiological decline in trained athletes is related to the events of hormonal change, irrespective of training.

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The Venice Marathon (VM) has gained fame and prestige over time. It is part of a group of marathons that are recognized worldwide. The aims of this study were to describe the attractiveness of the event over the years according to the gender and age of participants, and to investigate their performances according to gender and age differences in the group of all finishers over 23 years old (AD), along with the best 10% performance (TOP) over a 13-year period. Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of VM race data from 2007 to 2019; the data were collected from the free Timing Data Service website and statistically analyzed. Results: In total, 82.3% of participants were male and 17.7% were female. A significant total increase in female participation was observed over the 13 editions of the VM. Linear regression analysis of AD speeds for each category showed a significant decrease in the youngest categories. Among the TOP athletes, the 40-year age category showed increased performance of both males and females. Analyzing the mean speed by age (AD13 and TOP13), there was a breakpoint in the speed decrease in AD13 in the age categories of 50 years in males and 55 years in females, while in TOP13 the breakpoints were in the 55- and 45-year age categories in males and females, respectively. Conclusion: The results obtained confirmed the reduction in running speed with age, as well as the definition of the VM as an example of a recreational marathon in which the participation of runners over 40 years will increase in the future, and for which specific adaptations will be required.
Keywords: speed; gender; aging; age category; male and female recreational athletes; computational biology; piecewise linear regression; knowledge acquisition; physical activity speed; gender; aging; age category; male and female recreational athletes; computational biology; piecewise linear regression; knowledge acquisition; physical activity

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Albertin, G.; Zuccon, D.; Guidolin, D.; De Caro, R.; Falda, M.; Carraro, U.; Astolfi, L. Performance Analysis on Trained and Recreational Runners in the Venice Marathon Events from 2007 to 2019. Appl. Sci. 2023, 13, 1982. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13031982

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Albertin G, Zuccon D, Guidolin D, De Caro R, Falda M, Carraro U, Astolfi L. Performance Analysis on Trained and Recreational Runners in the Venice Marathon Events from 2007 to 2019. Applied Sciences. 2023; 13(3):1982. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13031982

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Albertin, Giovanna, Davide Zuccon, Diego Guidolin, Raffaele De Caro, Marco Falda, Ugo Carraro, and Laura Astolfi. 2023. "Performance Analysis on Trained and Recreational Runners in the Venice Marathon Events from 2007 to 2019" Applied Sciences 13, no. 3: 1982. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13031982

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Albertin, G., Zuccon, D., Guidolin, D., De Caro, R., Falda, M., Carraro, U., & Astolfi, L. (2023). Performance Analysis on Trained and Recreational Runners in the Venice Marathon Events from 2007 to 2019. Applied Sciences, 13(3), 1982. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13031982

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