Table 1. Characteristics used to describe the running speeds of runners in groups A-G (n= 10 in groups A- F; n = 7 in group G).All values are means (± SD).
| Groups |
Mean Race time (hh: min. s) |
Mean speed (m·s –1) |
Mean CV for mean speed |
Mean D speed (m·s–1) |
R2(curvilinear) |
Normalized Slope |
| A |
6:36.50 (0:11.39)b,C,D,E,F,G |
4.2 (.1) b,C,D,E,F,G |
5.4 (2.0)F,G |
.5 (.2)G |
.96 (.05) |
–.16 (.06)E,F,G |
| B |
7:03.44 (0:06.34)c,D,E,F,G |
3.9 (.1) c,D,E,F,G |
8.2 (3.1)G |
.6 (.4)G |
.77 (.32) |
–.17 (.08) E,F,G |
| C |
7:26.26 (0:05.41)E,F,G |
3.7 (.1) E,F,G |
11.5 (3.1) |
1.0 (.4) |
.95 (.05) |
–.30 (.08) E,F,G |
| D |
7:47.18 (0:05.26)F,G |
3.6 (.1) F,G |
10.8 (3.0) |
.8 (.3) |
.90 (.11) |
–.27 (.06) E,F,G |
| E |
8:03.07 (0:05.47)F,G |
3.5 (.1) F,G |
12.2 (5.2) |
.9 (.5) |
.88 (.13) |
–2.90 (1.30) |
| F |
8:43.34 (0:19.09)G |
3.2 (.1) G |
15.6 (6.9) |
1.0 (.4) |
.90 (.10) |
–3.80 (1.50) |
| G |
10:02.25 (0:34.40) |
2.8 (.1) |
19.6 (6.9) |
1.4 (.8) |
.97 (.03) |
–4.60 (1.50) |
| P < |
.05-.01 |
.05-.01 |
.01 |
.05 |
|
.01 |
Only significant differences are listed. Small and capital superscript letters denote p < .05 and .01 respectively. CV = coefficient of variation.
