Análise descritiva de um grupo de corredores de rua

Abstract

Street racing is the second fastest growing sport in Brazil, both among professional athletes and amateur athletes. It is a simple and cheap sport when compared to other modalities, facilitating the public's adhesion, and that end up bring several health benefits. This study aims to describe the characteristics of the preparation and training of street runners, especially in the 40-44 year old male category, through an analysis of 10 tests of the Municipal Department of Sports, Leisure and Youth of Curitiba (SMELJ) conducted in the 2011 to 2015. The database of this modality was provided by SMELJ. It is a study of a quantitative research, where a descriptive case study was carried out. The sample consisted of eight participants who had their information collected with SMELJ. With the application of a questionnaire, the objective was to collect information about the weekly training frequency, the weekly frequency of interval training performed, the number of injuries suffered in the period, if the athletes were accompanied by a Physical Education professional and the time the athletes practiced the street race. The instrument was prepared by the author and sent by email to study participants. The result of the first ten tests of the athletes in this period was analyzed through the coefficient of variation, using the average speed of each athlete in each of the ten tests. The sample studied was composed of 87.5% of athletes who practiced street racing for more than 10 years, where 50% trained one to three times a week and 50% practiced interval training per week. All athletes reported that they did not have professional support during the study period and 87.5% reported having stopped training for one to four weeks in the same period. Half of the sample also reported having sustained injury in this period.