How does Canada succeed in the ultra-short triathlon events: examining the physiological characteristics and recovery strategies to enhance performance in the mixed relay event for 2020 and beyond

Triathlon races are usually longer than 2 hours, but a new short distance team event has been added to the Olympics. This new event, the mixed relay, requires 2 men and 2 women to complete a short course which takes about 20 minutes each to complete. We want to know how the triathletes perform because no research has looked at this new event. We will use both simulated races and other laboratory measures to determine the triathlete’s physiology in this event and what factors are important to success (for example being the fastest swimmer or having the best aerobic fitness). This will give us useful information to help Canadian triathlon coach’s work with those triathletes who might compete at the Olympics. TO BE CONT’D

Faculty Supervisor:

Michael Kennedy

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Partner:

World Triathlon Series Edmonton

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Arts, entertainment and recreation

University:

University of Alberta

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