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Changes of Hormone Values During an Ultra Long Distance Run

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The purpose of this study was to examine the hormonal responses of 55 participants (42 males, 13 females) in an ultra long distance run of 1000 km, which consisted of 20 daily runs of 50 km across Germany from Timmendorfer Strand in the north to Mitten-wald in the south.

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Raschka, C., Schuhmann, R., Plath, M., Parzeller, M. (1996). Changes of Hormone Values During an Ultra Long Distance Run. In: Steinacker, J.M., Ward, S.A. (eds) The Physiology and Pathophysiology of Exercise Tolerance. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5887-3_35

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