Table 1. Descriptive statistics, mean (±SD) throughout the two seasons for all variables assessed.
1st Season
(November)
1st Season
(March)
1st Season
(July)
2st Season
(November)
2st Season
(March)
2st Season
(July)
Running performance (km·h-1) 19.94 (1.49) 20.16 (1.44) 19.86 (1.51) 19.59 (1.23) 19.82 1.47) 19.81 (1.43)
RE (mL·kg-1·km-1) 207 (18) 197 (12) 205 (10) 205 (13) 203 (15) 199 (12)
V4 (km·h-1) 17.7 (1.4) 17.5 (1.6) 17.2 (1.7) 17.6 (1.6) 17.6 (1.5) 17.4 (1.6)
VO2max(mL·kg-1·min-1) 70.4 (9.0) 68.0 (6.2) 68.9 (6.2) 72.5 (7.2) 67.8 (7.1 ) 67.1 (7.5)
vVO2max (km·h-1) 19.8 (1.4) 19.8 (1.4) 19.9 (1.5) 20.2 (1.4) 19.8 (1.4) 20.0 (1.6)