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

Table 13

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

	1500	3000	5000	10000	RMSE
Nurmi	0.999	1.004	0.996	1.002	0.00293
Zatopek	0.999	1.003	0.997	1.001	0.00227
Väätäinen	0.998	1.005	0.994	1.002	0.00405
Viren	0.999	1.002	0.998	1.001	0.00162
Aouita	0.998	1.007	0.993	1.002	0.00530
Gebrselassié	0.998	1.005	0.996	1.001	0.00309
Mean	0.999	1.004	0.996	1.001	0.00321
SD	0.0005	0.0018	0.0018	0.0006	0.00131