From the closing abstract passage
“Based on published mathematical models of marathon performance, a marathoner with a typical or average running economy who performed 'live high, train low' altitude…”
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Publication details
- Record
- PubMed 17465617
- Indexed subjects
- Task Performance and Analysis · Altitude · Running · Sports · Physical Fitness
- Source record checked
- 2026-10-18
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