Dinâmica de tempo e de pacing no campeonato brasileiro feminino de skyrunning 2023

Abstract

Although the time spent and the pacing in different segments of races are decisive factors for performance, there are few studies related to the topic in the context of mountain running. Thus, the aim of this study was to analyze the dynamics of time and pacing in the Brazilian Women's Skyrunning Championship 2023. The race was 48 km long (+ 2578 m). Ten runners participated in the study. In the Strava® system, segments of the first (1) and second (1) part of the race were created, as well as the ascents (4) and descents (4) of the route. Statistical analysis involved the Shapiro-Wilk test and Student's t test, adopting a significance level of p<0.05. There was no statistically significant difference in the comparison between the pacing of the first and second part of the race (p=0.087). On the other hand, there was a significant difference (p<0.001) between the average pacing of the uphills (13min24sec ± 02min05sec) and the downhill (06min44sec ± 01min03sec). Given these results, it is concluded that the pacing performed in the race was neutral. Furthermore, although the horizontal distance covered on downhills was greater, the pacing on uphills is practically double that performed on downhills.