Table 5.
Spearman correlations of tests with sport performance and Half Ironman race performance.
Test and variable
Half Ironman sport performance
Swim
Bike
Run
Half Ironman race performance
Swim test time
0.877
***
0.781
**
VT1 Bike power
-0.236
-0.334
VT2 Bike power
-0.569*
-0.578*
MAP Bike
-0.647*
-0.574*
VT1 run pace
-0.430
-0.293
VT2 run pace
-0.643*
-0.592*
MAS run pace
-
0.710*
-
0.647
*
VO
2max
Bike test
-0.316
-0.341
VO
2max
Run test
0.140
0.091
*< 0.05.
** p< 0.01.
*** p< 0.001.
Abbreviations: VT, Ventilatory threshold; VO
2max
, maximal oxygen uptake; MAP, maximal aerobic power; MAS, maximal aerobic speed.