Table 9 Running speed of the annual ten fastest finishers in races held between 6 hours and 10 days
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 at the end of the investigated period (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
6 hrs | Women | 9.93 ± 0.54 (1994) | 12.72 ± 0.98 (2012) |
Men | 11.80 ± 1.16 (1985) | 14.10 ± 0.47 (2012) | |
12 hrs | Women | 6.94 ± 1.60 (1990) | 10.44 ± 0.25 (2012) |
Men | 10.71 ± 1.30 (1985) | 11.98 ± 0.84 (2012) | |
24 hrs | Women | 6.23 ± 2.34 (1986) | 9.81 ± 0.25 (2012) |
Men | 7.86 ± 0.81 (1986) | 11.07 ± 0.51 (2012) | |
48 hrs | Women | 6.27 ± 0.96 (1988) | 7.09 ± 0.60 (2012) |
Men | 6.02 ± 0.58 (1982) | 7.09 ± 0.20 (2012) | |
72 hrs | Women | 3.96 ± 0.91 (2011) | 4.53 ± 0.34 (2012) |
Men | 3.46 ± 1.33 (1999) | 5.33 ± 0.64 (2012) | |
6 d | Women | 3.22 ± 1.28 (1991) | 4.69 ± 0.27 (2012) |
Men | 6.18 ± 0.53 (1984) | 5.66 ± 0.28 (2012) | |
10 d | Women | 3.45 ± 0.43 (2006) | 3.97 ± 0.43 (2012) |
Men | 3.38 ± 0.92 (2000) | 3.94 ± 0.51 (2012) |