Work Package 1: Describe the long-term development, training, and performance characteristics of elite female endurance athletes.

In WP1, the main aims were to: 1) systematically search and review the current literature that describes the development of elite endurance athletes of a long period, and 2) investigate, compare, and describe the physiological, performance, and training development of female world-class female endurance athletes utilising historical training diaries and logs.