Table 1. Final sample main characteristics (mean ± SD).
|
All sample (n=32) |
Males (n=19) |
Females (n=13) |
| Age (years) |
41 ± 6 |
40 ± 5 |
42 ± 6 |
| BMI (kg/m2) |
22.8 ± 2 |
23.6 ± 1.6 |
21.7 ± 2 |
| VO2peak (ml O2/min/kg) |
54.1 ± 5.2 |
55.8 ± 4.5 |
51.5 ± 5.2 |
| Vpeak (km/h) |
15.9 ± 1.9 |
16.9 ± 1.5 |
14.4 ± 1.4 |
| VVT1 (km/h) |
10.8 ± 1.2 |
11.2 ± 1.1 |
10.1 ± 0.9 |
| VVT2 (km/h) |
13.3 ± 1.4 |
13.8 ± 1.2 |
12.5 ± 1.3 |
| Number of years running |
8 ± 3 |
8 ± 2 |
8 ± 3 |
| Number of races >100 km |
2 ± 3 |
2 ± 3 |
2 ± 4 |
| Weekly training days |
5 ± 1 |
5 ± 1 |
5 ± 1 |
| Weekly running volume (km) |
70 ± 22 |
76 ± 25 |
61 ± 13 |
| Weekly positive elevation (m) |
1772 ± 691 |
1868 ± 765 |
1631 ± 565 |
| Weekly training hours |
10 ± 4 |
10 ± 4 |
9 ± 5 |
| Strength training (yes/no) |
81% / 19% |
74% / 26% |
92% / 18% |
BMI, Body Mass Index; VO
2peak, peak oxygen uptake; V
peak, peak velocity reached at the Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test; V
VT1, velocity associated with the first ventilatory threshold in the Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test; V
VT2, velocity associated with the second ventilatory threshold in the Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test; Strength training (%), percentage of participants who performed at least one weekly lower-limb strength training in the previous 3 months.
