Table 1. Subjects’ characteristics. Data are means (±SE).
|
Marathon Runners (n = 6) |
Untrained controls (n = 8) |
Age (yr) |
36.5 (1.1) |
35.3 (1.4) |
Height (m) |
1.59 (.02) |
1.62 (.02) |
Weight (kg) |
46.7 (.8) |
52.3 (2.6) |
BMI (kg·m-2) |
18.5 (.4) |
20.0 (.8) |
Body fat (%) |
18.5 (.7)* |
22.8 (1.2) |
VO2max (ml·min-1·kg-1) |
58.6 (2.0)** |
41.1 (2.1) |
Running distanc(km·day-1) |
10.7 (.2) |
- |
Best marathon time (min) |
174.5 (5.8) |
- |
Treadmill gradientmax (%) |
13.3(.8)** |
6.8 (.7) |
Treadmill speed (km·h-1) |
10.5 (.0)** |
8.1 (.1) |
RPE to exercise |
17.6 (.3) |
17.7 (.3) |
p < 0.05 p < 0.01 (Significantly different from untrained controls).