Table 1. Characteristics used to describe the running speeds of runners in groups A-G
(n= 10 in groups A- F; n = 7 in group G).  All values are means (
± SD). 


Groups

Mean Race time
(hh: min. s)

Mean speed 
(m·s -1)

Mean CV
for mean speed

Mean D speed
(m·s–1)

R2
(curvilinear)

Normalized Slope

A

6:36.50 (0:11.39)b,C,D,E,F,G

4.2 (.1) b,C,D,E,F,G

5.4 (2.0)F,G

.5 (.2)G

.96 (.05)

-.16 (.06)E,F,G

B

7:03.44 (0:06.34)c,D,E,F,G

3.9 (.1) c,D,E,F,G

8.2 (3.1)G

.6 (.4)G

.77 (.32)

-.17 (.08) E,F,G

C

7:26.26 (0:05.41)E,F,G

3.7 (.1) E,F,G

11.5 (3.1)

1.0 (.4)

.95 (.05)

-.30 (.08) E,F,G

D

7:47.18 (0:05.26)F,G

3.6 (.1) F,G

10.8 (3.0)

.8 (.3)

.90 (.11)

-.27 (.06) E,F,G

E

8:03.07 (0:05.47)F,G

3.5 (.1) F,G

12.2 (5.2)

.9 (.5)

.88 (.13)

-2.90 (1.30)

F

8:43.34 (0:19.09)G

3.2 (.1) G

15.6 (6.9)

1.0 (.4)

.90 (.10)

-3.80 (1.50)

G

10:02.25 (0:34.40)

2.8 (.1)

19.6 (6.9)

1.4 (.8)

.97 (.03)

-4.60 (1.50)

P <

.05-.01

.05-.01

.01

.05

 

.01

Only significant differences are listed. Small and capital superscript letters denote p < .05 and .01 respectively.
CV = coefficient of variation.