Does daylight saving time affect marathon runners?

A new University of Georgia research paper co-authored by Patrick O’Connor, professor in the Mary Frances Early College of Education’s Department of Kinesiology, details the effects on marathon run performance when taking place on daylight saving time transition days.

Marathon runners hoping to improve their running times may need to avoid participating in races that take place on one particular spring day each year.

A new University of Georgia research paper co-authored by Patrick O’Connor, professor in the Mary Frances Early College of Education’s Department of Kinesiology, details the effects on marathon run performance when taking place on daylight saving time transition days.

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