Modelling of Running Performances: Comparisons of Power-Law, Hyperbolic, Logarithmic, and Exponential Models in Elite Endurance Runners

Table 11

Ratios of estimated to actual speeds for the different distances in the logarithmic model. RMSE = root mean square of the errors between estimated running speeds and actual speeds.

	1500	3000	5000	10000	RMSE
Nurmi	0.992	1.009	1.009	0.990	0.00916
Zatopek	0.997	1.004	1.003	0.996	0.00352
Väätäinen	0.993	1.008	1.002	0.994	0.00622
Viren	0.999	1.000	1.001	0.998	0.00135
Aouita	0.994	1.008	1.003	0.995	0.00594
Gebrselassié	0.999	1.002	0.998	1.001	0.00167
Mean	0.996	1.005	1.003	0.996	0.00460
SD	0.0031	0.0037	0.0038	0.0037	0.00302