• Cooper Test Provides Better Half-Marathon Performance Prediction in Recreational Runners than Laboratory Test 

      Alvero Cruz, José Ramón; Carnero, Elvis; Giráldez-García, Manuel Avelino; Alacid, Fernando; Rosemann, Thomas; Nikolaidis, Pantelis; Knechtle, Beat (Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-11-05)
      [Abstract]: This study compared the ability to predict performance in half-marathon races through physiological variables obtained in a laboratory test and performance variables obtained in the Cooper field test. Twenty-three ...
    • Predictive Performance Models in Long-Distance Runners: A Narrative Review 

      Alvero Cruz, José Ramón; Carnero, Elvis; Correas-Gómez, Lorena; Rosemann, Thomas; Nikolaidis, Pantelis; Knechtle, Beat; Giráldez-García, Manuel Avelino; Alacid, Fernando (MDPI AG, 2020-11-09)
      [Abstract] Physiological variables such as maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max), velocity at maximal oxygen uptake (vVO2max), running economy (RE) and changes in lactate levels are considered the main factors determining performance ...