The purpose was to describe the physiological response and nutritional consumption of one athlete competing in the RAAM. The 1999 RAAM covered 4727 kilometers from Irvine, CA. to Savannah, GA. The subject was a 36 year-old male elite triathlete with 12 years of training experience. VO2max was 4.32 L/min. Prior to RAAM, cycling economy was measured at 100 and 150 watts. During RAAM, the following measurements were continuously recorded: heart rate, power output, nutritional intake, and body mass. Power output was recorded using a hub dynamometer (4 strain gauges, PowerTap). The subject completed RAAM in 10.1 days and spent 18.6 h/day cycling. Mean cycling values for power output, mechanical energy and heart rate were: 97 watts, 6676 kjoules and 99 b/min. Daily cycling energy expenditure was 7,946 +/- 1435 kcal/day. Energy intake averaged 6,812 +/- 914 kcal/day with 67% CHO, 24% fat, and 9% protein. Body mass decreased by 2.5 kg and percent fat decreased from 9.2% to 7.1%.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.30211 |
| Date | January 2000 |
| Creators | Saldanha, Paulo. |
| Contributors | Montgomery, David L. (advisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Arts (Department of Physical Education.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 001763292, proquestno: MQ64188, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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