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Table 7 Running speed of the annual fastest finishers in races held between 6 hrs and 10 d

From: Will the age of peak ultra-marathon performance increase with increasing race duration?

Race

Sex

Running speed of the runners at the start of the investigated period (km/h)

Running speed of the runners with no change across years (km/h)

Running speed of the runners at the end of the investigated period (km/h)

6 hrs

Women

11.53 (1985)

 

14.75 (2012)

Men

 

13.89 ± 0.96

 

12 hrs

Women

9.41 (1981)

 

11.0 (2012)

Men

 

12.30 ± 0.91

 

24 hrs

Women

9.03 (1982)

 

10.18 (2012)

Men

8.71 (1977)

 

12.27 (2012)

48 hrs

Women

6.25 (1982)

 

6.58 (2012)

Men

 

8.64 ± 0.59

 

72 hrs

Women

 

4.66 ± 1.00

 

Men

5.71 (1990)

 

6.31 (2012)

6 d

Women

 

5.21 ± 0.51

 

Men

 

6.29 ± 0.57

 

10 d

Women

3.03 (1998)

 

4.76 (2012)

Men

 

4.71 ± 0.58

 
  1. Results are presented as mean ± SD.