Table 2.
Thermal responses to an international sprint triathlon, presented by race category (World Cup, Hong Kong-Elite [HK-Elite], Amateur) and sex
| Category | n | Race start (°C) | Swim end (°C) | Bike end (°C) | Run end (°C) | Peak (°C) | Race Δ (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TCORE | ||||||||
| World cup | Female | 7 | 36.9 (0.4) | 37.7 (0.7) | 38.7 (0.8) | 39.7 (0.5) | 39.8 (0.5) | 2.5 (0.3) |
| Male | 12 | 37.1 (0.4) | 37.4 (0.5) | 38.7 (0.8) | 39.6 (0.6) | 39.7 (0.6) | 2.4 (0.5) | |
| Mean | 19 | 37.0 (0.4)# | 37.5 (0.6)#,b | 38.7 (0.8)b | 39.6 (0.5)a,b | 39.7 (0.6) | 2.4 (0.4) | |
| HK-Elite | Female | 3 | 37.7 (0.6) | 37.8 (0.5) | 38.6 (0.9) | 39.4 (0.8) | 39.5 (1.0) | 1.7 (1.0) |
| Male | 9 | 37.1 (0.6) | 37.3 (0.4) | 38.8 (0.8) | 40.0 (0.7) | 40.1 (0.7) | 2.8 (0.8) | |
| Mean | 12 | 37.3 (0.6) | 37.4 (0.5)^,b | 38.8 (0.8)b | 39.8 (0.8)a,b | 39.9 (0.8) | 2.5 (1.0) | |
| Amateur | Female | 6 | 38.2 (0.3) | 38.6 (0.4) | 38.9 (0.5) | 39.5 (0.6) | 39.5 (0.7) | 1.3 (0.5) |
| Male | 7 | 37.8 (0.2) | 38.2 (0.4) | 38.9 (0.4) | 39.5 (0.9) | 39.6 (0.9) | 1.7 (0.7) | |
| Mean | 13 | 38.0 (0.3) | 38.4 (0.4) | 38.9 (0.4) | 39.5 (0.7)a | 39.5 (0.8) | 1.5 (0.7) | |
| Overall | 44 | 37.4 (0.6) | 37.8 (0.7) | 38.8 (0.7) | 39.6 (0.7) | 39.7 (0.7) | 2.2 (0.8) | |
| TTORSO | ||||||||
| World cup | Female | 6 | 30.4 (1.6) | 22.7 (1.2) | 29.9 (1.1) | 30.3 (1.8) | 31.5 (1.5) | − 0.1 (1.2) |
| Male | 7 | 31.7 (1.5) | 23.3 (1.6) | 32.7 (2.3) | 32.6 (1.5) | 33.5 (1.8) | 1.1 (0.9) | |
| Mean | 13 | 31.0 (1.6) | 23.0 (1.4)b | 31.4 (2.3)*,b | 31.4 (2.0)* | 32.6 (1.9) | 0.5 (1.2) | |
| HK-Elite | Female | 6 | 32.4 (1.6) | 23.5 (0.9) | 34.2 (1.1) | 35.8 (1.2) | 36.3 (1.2) | 3.4 (2.1) |
| Male | 22 | 32.6 (2.2) | 23.1 (1.0) | 35.7 (1.7) | 35.7 (2.1) | 36.5 (1.8) | 3.0 (1.5) | |
| Mean | 28 | 32.5 (2.0) | 23.2 (0.9)b | 35.4 (1.7)b | 35.8 (1.9)a | 36.4 (1.7)* | 3.1 (1.6) | |
| Overall | 41 | 32.1 (2.0) | 23.2 (1.1) | 34.1 (2.6) | 34.5 (2.8) | 35.2 (2.5) | 2.4 (1.9) | |
Race Δ denotes difference between measurement at race start and finish. Peak = highest 30-s average during the race
*Difference between World Cup and HK-Elite
#Difference between World Cup and Amateur
^Difference between HK-Elite and Amateur
aDifference between start and end of race
bDifference from end of previous phase