Men Are Far More Likely to Hit the Wall in a Marathon, New Study Finds
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The so-called marathon wall is notorious: in the last quarter of the race, some suddenly leave the forces. A data analysis shows that men are more affected than women. By Veronika Simon.
DEXYPTAGE - A study of 873,334 people who have completed the Berlin marathon shows that women maintain their appearance much better than men.
Men are twice as likely to hit the wall during a marathon as women. They overestimate their ability, a new large study on running shows.
Men are more likely to experience a loss of performance on long distance than women, which is often due to their starting behaviour.
Move into the marathon – and then much slower in the second half: according to a recent study, this pattern is much more common among men than among female marathon runners.
Are you a male marathon runner? Then the risk of you hitting the wall during a race is twice as high as if you were a woman. “Men are more risk-averse and don’t have the same sense of consequence,” says sports psychologist Andreas Bengtsson.
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