Sex Difference in Marathon Pacing

Men are more likely to slow their pace in marathon than women, reveals a new study led by a Grand Valley State University researcher. The findings were published in iMedicine (and) Science in Sports (and) Exercise/i. The study, led by Robert Deaner, associate professor of psychology at Grand Valley State, was based on 14 marathons that occurred in the U.S. in 2011, and it included almost 92,000 performances. On average, men ran the second half of the marathon 15.6 percent ...