Table 2. Average running cyclic parameters, stride phases and % of coordination of competitive athletes when at moderate, severe and extreme intensities.
Running pace condition
Easy pace
5000-m pace
Sprint
Lenght (m)
Male
2.95±0.26
3.55±0.25 *
4.18±0.30 *#
Female
2.84±0.08
3.15±0.14 *
3.96±0.13 *#
Total
2.89±0.20
3.35±0.29 *
4.07±0.25 *#
Frequency (Hz)
Male
1.44±0.09
1.55±0.10 *
1.81±0.09 *#
Female
1.43±0.06
1.49±0.06 *
1.80±0.08 *#
Total
1.44±0.08
1.52±0.08 *
1.80±0.08 *#
Velocity (m/s)
Male
4.24±0.28
5.47±0.42 *
7.54±0.51 *#
Female
4.06±0.18
4.67±0.25 *
7.11±0.25 *#
Total
4.15±0.24
5.07±0.53 *
7.32±0.44 *#
Contact time (ms)
Total
218±19
192±20 *
142±12 *#
Flight time (ms)
Total
130±19
138±16 *
135±12 *#
Duty factor %
Total
31.34±2.36
29.01±2.19 *
25.64±1.78 *#
Brake time (ms)
Total
78±11
69±13 *
50±8 *#
Push time (ms)
Total
140±15
123±14 *
92±8 *#
Touchdown coordination %
Total
87.59±1.97
88.77±2.13 *
91.79±2.75 *#
Mid-stance coordination %
Total
89.40±1.16
89.67±1.24
91.11±1.38 *#
Flight coordination %
Total
93.88±4.09
96.60±2.06 *
98.12±0.98 *#
Statistical differences with easy pace and 5000 m pace are denoted with superscripts * and #, respectively.