Basic physiological measures determine fitness and are associated with running performance in elite young male and female Ethiopian runners.

摘要: Aim. The aim of this study was to determine if possible, with the resources available in Ethiopia, make significant associations between racing performance and laboratory physiological test results elite young African runners. Methods. Twenty-four Ethiopian runners (12 males 12 females) attended physiology Addis Ababa University, where skin fold thickness, basic resting pulmonary function heart rate (HR) during an incremental treadmill exercise were recorded a week before or after two official 800 1500 meter races. Performance rated according scoring procedures International Association Athletics Federations (IAAF): male (1041, CV=4.1%), female (1051, CV=2.8%). Results. sum four folds significantly correlated (r=-0.80, P<0.01) IAAF score (r= - 0.78, P<0.01). also related forced vital capacity (male: r=0.70, P<0.05; female: r=0.85, expiratory volume 1 s r=0.63, r=0.80, For both sexes, HR at fixed submaximal workload associated score. In runners, more association observed for slope 7.5% (r=-0.93, P<0.01; r= -0.95, P<0.01, respectively). Conclusion. These show that measures are useful measuring fitness predicting middle-distance running homogeneous group