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

Table 5

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

	1500	3000	5000	10000	RMSE
Nurmi	1.032	0.992	0.992	1.002	0.0173
Zatopek	1.033	0.994	0.990	1.002	0.0175
Väätäinen	1.026	0.997	0.991	1.002	0.0138
Vir10n	1.044	0.992	0.988	1.003	0.0231
Aouita	1.056	0.993	0.983	1.004	0.0296
Gebrselassié	1.043	0.995	0.985	1.003	0.0231
Mean	1.039	0.994	0.988	1.003	0.021
SD	0.011	0.002	0.004	0.001	0.006