Differences in gender and performance in off-road triathlon

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Authors: Romuald Lepers and Paul J. Stapley
Source: Routledge's Journal of Sport Sciences, Volume 28 Issue 14 2010

The aims of this study were: (1) to examine performance trends and compare elite male and female athletes at the off-road triathlon (1.5-km swim, 30-km mountain biking, and 11-km trail running) world championships since its inception in 1996, and (2) to compare gender-related differences between off-road triathlon and conventional road-based triathlon. Linear regression analyses and ANOVA were used to examine performance trends and differences between the sexes. Elite male performance times stabilized over the 2005-2009 period, whereas elite female performance times continued to improve, especially for the run leg. Differences in performance times between the sexes were less marked in swimming than in mountain biking and running, whereas differences in power output were more marked for mountain biking than for swimming and running. In addition, differences in cycling between the sexes were greater for off-road than conventional on-road triathlon. The specific aspects of mountain biking (e.g. level and terrain) may partly explain the significant differences between the sexes recorded in cycling for off-road triathlon. Future studies will need to focus on the physiological bases of off-road triathlon and how they differ from conventional triathlon.


Perbedaan gender dan performa dalam off-road triathlon

Tujuan dari penelitian ini ialah: (1) menguji tren performa dan membandingkan atlet laki-laki dan perempuan papan atas pada kejuaraan dunia off-road triathlon (renang 1,5 km; sepeda gunung 30 km; dan lari lintas alam 11 km) sejak tahun 1996, dan (2) membandingkan perbedaan gender antara triathlon off-road dan triathlon jalan konvensional. Penelitian ini menggunakan analisis regresi linier dan ANOVA untuk menguji tren performa dan perbedaan antargender. Waktu yang ditempuh oleh atlet elite laki-laki tergolong stabil pada periode tahun 2005-2009, sedangkan atlet elite perempuan terus mengalami peningkatan performa, khususnya pada nomor lari. Perbedaan waktu performa antargender dalam nomor sepeda gunung dan lari lebih terlihat dibandingkan dalam nomor renang, sedangkan perbedaan power output dalam nomor sepeda gunung lebih terlihat dibandingkan dalam nomor renang dan lari. Selain itu, perbedaan nomor sepeda gunung antara laki-laki dan perempuan untuk off-road triathlon lebih besar dibandingkan yang ditemukan pada lomba triathlon jalan konvensional. Aspek-aspek spesifik sepeda gunung (misalnya, level dan dataran) dapat menjelaskan sebagian perbedaan yang signifikan antargender yang dicatat dalam off-road triathlon. Penelitian-penelitian berikutnya perlu memperhatikan dasar-dasar psikologis perlombaan off-road triathlon dan bagaimana perbedaannya dari triathlon konvensional.

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