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Vanderburgh, Paul M.; Laubach, Lloyd L. – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2007
The adverse effect of increasing age and/or body weight on distance run performance has been well documented. Accordingly, nearly all five kilometer (5K) road races employ age categories and, sometimes, a heavier body weight classification. Problems with such conventions include small numbers of runners within older age categories and the…
Descriptors: Physiology, Physical Activities, Body Weight, Models