Influência da tecnologia de monitoramento no desempenho de atletas amadores de corrida de rua

Abstract

Monitoring technologies provides real-time tracking and measurement of data, and had become part of sports training, interfering in the preparation, evolution, performance and results of the athletes. These technologies are no longer aimed only at highperformance athletes, it is noticed a widely use among amateurs and beginners, especially in street running. The present study focuses on the specific case of street running and discourse about the impact of monitoring technologies on the performance of amateur athletes. The objective was to analyze the influence of monitoring technologies on the performance of amateur street running athletes, investigating how this influence occurs and highlighting its benefits. For this purpose, was adopted a methodological guideline based on applied research, characterized as descriptive and of the experimental type. For data collection, 15 athletes participated on the study, performing two 5280m running tests, one using technological monitoring equipment (heart monitor with GPS Garmin Forerunner 235) and the other without using the equipment. According to the results, it was observed that the athletes using the monitoring equipment and aware of the result of the running time of the first test, felt encouraged to try to reduce the initial running time, so that 86, 7% of the sample achieved this reduction, highlighting the importance of using technology during training. The research also states the importance of monitoring technologies to coaches, who through the data supplied by the equipment, can keep up with the evolution of the athletes, allowing adjustments to be made in training, pursuing the desired increase in the performance of their athletes.