Research Article

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

Table 9

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

15003000500010000RMSE

Nurmi1.00001.00040.99951.00030.00036
Zatopek0.99971.00120.99851.00050.00100
Väätäinen0,99961.00270.99651.00140.00236
Viren0.99971.00080.99901.00030.00069
Aouita0.99931.00380.99531.00170.00315
Gebrselassié0.99921.00330.99681.00100.00241

Mean0.99961.00200.99761.00090.0017
SD0.00030.00140.00160.00060.0011