Corrected by: Erratum Int J Sports Med 1994; 15(08): 527-527
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1021101
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between V̇O2 max and the aerobic demand of running (V̇O2 submax) in elite distance runners. On at least one occasion, V̇O2 max and V̇O2 submax values were obtained on 22 male subjects (X̄ age = 27±2yrs; X̄ height = 178.6±6.8cm;
X̄ body mass = 64.1±5.6kg; X̄ 10km run time = 28.89±1.05 min) training for the 1994
Olympic Trials. Subjects performed 6-min, submaximal level-grade treadmill runs at
four speeds (ranging from 4.47 to 5.50 m·s-1 ) to determine V̇O2 submax. V̇O2 during each run was calculated by analyzing a 2-min gas sample collected during the
last 2 min of running. These values were expressed relative to distance traveled and
averaged to derive an overall V̇O2 submax value. Shortly following these submaximal runs, V̇O2 max was measured. When more than one set of V̇O2 submax and V̇O2 max data were available for a particular subject, the average of all tests was used.
Results indicated that mean V̇O2 max and V̇O2 submax values were 75.8±3.4 ml·kg-1 ·min-1 and 184.6±8.6ml·kg·-1 ·km-1 , respectively. Correlational analyses also revealed a significant relationship (r
= 0.59; p < 0.01) between V̇O2 max and V̇O2 submax. These data suggest that among similarly-performing elite distance runners,
a positive relationship exists between V̇O2 max and the aerobic demand of running.
Key words
Distance running - running economy - oxygen consumption - maximal aerobic power
