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Oxygen Uptake Measurements and Rate of Perceived Exertion during a Marathon

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  • Véronique Billat

    (Department of STAPS, Université Paris-Saclay, Univ Evry, 91000 Evry-Courcouronnes, France
    Laboratory of Neurophysiology and Movement Biomechanics, Université Libre de Bruxelles Neuroscience Institut, 1070 Bruxelles, Belgium
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Luc Poinsard

    (Laboratory of Neurophysiology and Movement Biomechanics, Université Libre de Bruxelles Neuroscience Institut, 1070 Bruxelles, Belgium
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Florent Palacin

    (Laboratory of Neurophysiology and Movement Biomechanics, Université Libre de Bruxelles Neuroscience Institut, 1070 Bruxelles, Belgium
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Jean Renaud Pycke

    (UMR8071-CNRS-Laboratoire de Mathématiques et Modélisation d’Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, Univ Evry, 91000 Evry-Courcouronnes, France
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Michael Maron

    (Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH 44272 , USA)

Abstract

Although the marathon race has been democratized, it remains complex due to the famous “hitting the wall” phenomenon after the 25th km. To characterize this “wall” from a physiological and Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE) perspective in recreational marathon runners, we report first continuous breath-by-breath gas exchange measurements during an actual marathon race. In order to test the hypothesis that RPE could be a candidate for controlling the marathon pace, this study examined the relationship between RPE and the physiological variables time course throughout a marathon. Only the respiratory frequency and heart rate increased progressively during the race in all the runners, while the oxygen uptake and ventilatory rate followed different kinetics according the individuals. However, the indexation of the physiological parameters and speed by RPE showed the same decreased tendency for all the runners. In conclusion, these results suggest that running a marathon must be self-paced with the RPE.

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  • Véronique Billat & Luc Poinsard & Florent Palacin & Jean Renaud Pycke & Michael Maron, 2022. "Oxygen Uptake Measurements and Rate of Perceived Exertion during a Marathon," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(9), pages 1-19, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:9:p:5760-:d:811512
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    1. Jean-Renaud Pycke & Véronique Billat, 2022. "Marathon Performance Depends on Pacing Oscillations between Non Symmetric Extreme Values," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(4), pages 1-19, February.
    2. Billat, Véronique & Carbillet, Thomas & Correa, Matthieu & Pycke, Jean-Renaud, 2019. "Detecting the marathon asymmetry with a statistical signature," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 515(C), pages 240-247.
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    1. Florent Palacin & Luc Poinsard & Julien Mattei & Christian Berthomier & Véronique Billat, 2024. "Brain, Metabolic, and RPE Responses during a Free-Pace Marathon: A Preliminary Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 21(8), pages 1-12, August.
    2. Véronique Billat & Florent Palacin & Luc Poinsard & Johnathan Edwards & Michael Maron, 2022. "Heart Rate Does Not Reflect the %VO 2 max in Recreational Runners during the Marathon," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(19), pages 1-13, September.

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