Table 6. Spearman correlations between training time and sport performance and Half-Ironman race performance.
Half Ironman sport performance
Swim Bike Run Half Ironman race performance
All triathletes (n=13) Training time < VT1 0.043 0.191 0.058 0.126
Training time VT1 - VT2 -0.013 -0.155 0.016 -0.068
Training time > VT2 -0.064 0.103 -0.018 0.030
Total training time -0.073 0.031 0.119 0.058
POL (n=6) Training time < VT1 0.521* 0.337 0.259 0.350
Training time VT1 - VT2 -0.616* -0.536* -0.170 -0.427
Training time > VT2 -0.156 -0.136 -0.139 -0.149
Total training time 0.040 -0.059 0.096 0.015
PYR (n=7) Training time < VT1 0.033 0.171 0.241 0.205
Training time VT1 - VT2 -0.445 -0.389 -0.513* -0.526*
Training time > VT2 -0.057 0.427 0.683* 0.526*
Total training time -0.128 0.098 0.167 0.102
*p < 0.05. VT, Ventilatory threshold