Table 3. Energy expenditure (EE) and running economy data from the four field trials. Data are expressed as means (±SD).
EE
(kcal·min-1)
EE
(kcal·km-1)
EE
(kcal·min-1)
EE
(kcal·hr-1)
RER %Fat %CHO CHO
(kcal·hr-1)
WS100 12.6 (2.5) 83.7 (16.6) 134 (27) 753 (151) .91 (.04) 29.8 (12.0) 68.3 (12.0) 515 (141)
Track 18.1 (1.3) 74.4 (5.5) 120 (9) 1083 (80) 1.0 (.03) .5 (1.4) 98.3 (1.4) 1065 (81)
MHC1 15.8 (.8) 72.1 (3.6) 116 (6) 951 (47) NA NA NA NA
MHC2 14.5 (1.9) 64.9 (8.5) 105 (14) 871 (114) .96 (.04) 12.1 (8.0) 86.3 (8.0) 753 (130)
Abbreviations: WS100 = Western States 100, MHC1 = Moses H. Cone run 1, MHC2 = Moses H. Cone run 2, RER = respiratory exchange ratio, CHO = carbohydrate