Research Article

Cardiac Output and Performance during a Marathon Race in Middle-Aged Recreational Runners

Table 2

Performance during the marathon race.

RunnerTmarvMarvMar%vSVmaxvMar%v ̇ V O2max

13.5111.0100.077.3
24.5808.5 77.360.7
34.0810.2 85.072.9
43.0413.8 92.081.2
52.5214.7105.081.7
63.5111.0100.073.3
72.5814.2109.283.5
83.0513.7105.485.6
93.3911.6 89.272.5
102.5714.3110.079.4
113.4511.2 74.470.0
125.1008.0 66.753.3
134.0210.5 87.570.0
143.5410.8 90.077.1

Mean3.5011.792.373.9
SD0.76 2.112.9 8.8

Tmar: marathon time (hours); vMar: mean speed for the marathon (km h−1), vMar%vSVmax: mean marathon speed as a percentage of the speed at maximal stroke volume during the incremental test; vMar%v ̇ V O2max: mean marathon speed as a percentage of the speed at maximal oxygen uptake during the incremental test.