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    • Running Performance

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    • Pacing strategies significantly influence marathon performance.
    • Limited research exists on pacing strategies among masters runners of varying abilities.
    • Understanding these strategies is crucial for optimizing training and race-day execution.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate pacing strategies in masters athletes during a marathon.
    • To analyze pacing differences based on gender, age, and performance level.
    • To identify how performance classification relates to pace variation.

    Main Methods:

    • Analysis of 31,762 masters athletes from the 2015 New York City Marathon.
    • Classification of athletes into seven performance categories (PC) based on world records.
    • Calculation of mean 5-km speed and analysis of the fastest/slowest splits to determine pace range.

    Main Results:

    • Performance level was the most significant factor influencing pacing (P < .001).
    • Higher-ranked athletes (PC1) had the lowest pace range (14.19%), with range increasing linearly for lower ranks.
    • A significant gender x performance interaction was observed, with women showing a smaller pace range.

    Conclusions:

    • High-performing masters athletes employ more consistent pacing strategies in marathons.
    • Pacing control is largely independent of age and gender, but strongly tied to performance level.
    • Lower-ranked masters athletes demonstrate greater variability in their 5-km split speeds.