Table 1. Subjects’ characteristics. Data are means (±SE).

 
Marathon Runners (n = 6)
Untrained controls (n = 8)
Age (yr)
36.5 (1.1)
35.3 (1.4)
Height (m)
1.59 (.02)
1.62 (.02)
Weight (kg)
46.7 (.8)
52.3 (2.6)
BMI (kg·m-2)
18.5 (.4)
20.0 (.8)
Body fat (%)
18.5 (.7)*
22.8 (1.2)
VO2max (ml·min-1·kg-1)
58.6 (2.0)**
41.1 (2.1)
Running distanc(km·day-1)
10.7 (.2)
-
Best marathon time (min)
174.5 (5.8)
-
Treadmill gradientmax (%)
13.3(.8)**
6.8 (.7)
Treadmill speed (km·h-1)
10.5 (.0)**
8.1 (.1)
RPE to exercise
17.6 (.3)
17.7 (.3)
* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01 (Significantly different from untrained controls).