STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS OF PARTICIPATION OF THE WORLD'S LEADING MARATHON RUNNERS IN MAJOR COMPETITIONS (2017-2022)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.32782/2221-1217-2024-2-08Keywords:
marathon, achievements, competition, competitive activity, performance factorsAbstract
Marathon distances are becoming more and more popular among athletes today. Experienced runners at 800, 1500, 5000, 10000 m, etc., change specialization to marathon., The achievements of the world's leading marathon runners in this discipline are high and even phenomenal. The purpose of the study: to reveal the peculiarities of the participation of the world's leading marathon men and women in the main competitions during 2017–2021. Research methods: analysis and generalization; documentary method (analysis of the calendar and competition protocols); method of comparison; methods of mathematical statistics. The results. Today, the leaders in the most prestigious marathon competitions are people from East African countries (Kenya, Ethiopia, etc.). Leading runners among men are Eliud Kipchoge (personal record 1:59:40), Kenenis Bekele (personal record 2:01:41), Birhanu Legese Turmes (personal record 2:02:48). Among the women runners, the leading positions are held by Bridget Kosgei (personal record 2:14:04), Ruth Cepngetich (personal record 2:14:18) and Tigist Assef Tessema (personal record 2:15:1837). These sportsmen and sportswomen prefer 1–2 main competitions in the year, using all others as preparations. The preference for the participation of leading athletes is given to marathons of the Majors series and the Olympic Games. Conclusions. Taking into account the obtained results, it is expedient to state that the key areas of improvement of the entire system of preparation marathoners today could be orientation of the system of preparation athletes to the age limits of the highest achievements in the modern marathon and the peculiarities of the organism development in this age period; planning the training system of athletes with taking into account the key factors of performance in the marathon; taking into account the dynamics of the sports form of the world's leading marathoners and determining the rational number of major competitions in the year; rational planning of loads in difficult climatic and geographical conditions to activate the functional reserves of marathon runners.
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