Profiling and selection of runners for medium and long distances implies adequate analysis of anthropometric characteristics and physical status (composition). Based on good detection, analysis and projection of these parameters, it is possible to define a runner model, where the scope and nature of anthropometric profiling depend on the primary purpose of the measurement. Most often, the identification of talent or the orientation of athletes to morphologically appropriate disciplines depends on the identification of relatively unchanging characteristics, comparing them with reference data. Profiling includes skin folds, circumference, length and width of the bones. To monitor morphological adaptation, the focus should be on variable characteristics, such as muscle mass and subcutaneous adipose tissue.
