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Area of Science:

  • Exercise Physiology
  • Sports Science
  • Endurance Sports Analysis

Background:

  • Marathon participation and performance trends are well-documented for city marathons but less so for mountain marathons.
  • Understanding these trends in diverse marathon types is crucial for assessing the evolution of endurance sports participation and performance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate participation, performance, and sex difference trends in the Jungfrau Marathon (a mountain marathon) from 2000 to 2014.
  • To compare these trends with those of a Swiss city marathon (Lausanne Marathon) during the same period.
  • To analyze changes in sex differences in race times across different age groups and calendar years.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of participation and performance data for the Jungfrau Marathon and Lausanne Marathon between 2000 and 2014.
  • Application of single and mixed effects regression analyses to identify trends.
  • Calculation of sex difference using the formula: ([women's race time] - [men's race time]) / [men's race time] × 100.
  • Linear regression models were used to investigate changes in sex differences over time.

Main Results:

  • Participation increased in most age groups for both male and female runners in the Jungfrau Marathon, with some exceptions.
  • Performance generally decreased across age groups in both the Jungfrau Marathon and Lausanne Marathon over the study period.
  • Sex differences in race times showed varied trends: increasing in some age groups and decreasing in others for the Jungfrau Marathon, while remaining stable in the Lausanne Marathon.

Conclusions:

  • Despite increased participation, marathon runners, on average, became slower in both mountain and city marathons in Switzerland.
  • The Jungfrau Marathon exhibited lower sex differences in race times compared to the Lausanne Marathon, suggesting potential unique factors in mountain race dynamics.
  • These findings may represent a 'Swiss phenomenon' warranting further investigation in other endurance sports and international mountain marathons.