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

Table 3

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

	1500	3000	5000	10000	RMSE
Nurmi	0.9909	1.0058	1.0057	0.9899	0.00794
Zatopek	0.9958	1.0016	1.0005	0.9954	0.00323
Väätäinen	0.9919	1.0051	0.9994	0.9924	0.00612
Viren	0.9974	0.9974	0.9975	0.9963	0.00290
Aouita	0.9965	1.0077	1.0022	0.9981	0.00448
Gebrselassié	1.0022	1.0039	0.9995	1.0042	0.00309
Mean	0.996	1.004	1.001	0.996	0.00463
SD	0.0041	0.0037	0.0029	0.00495	0.00203