Test of the Classic Model for Predicting Endurance Running Performance

• Autores: James E. McLaughlin, Edward T. Howley, David R. Bassett, Dixie L. Thompson, Eugene C. Fitzhugh
• Localización: Medicine & Science in Sports & exercise: Official Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine, ISSN 0195-9131, Vol. 42, Nº. 5, 2010, págs. 991-997
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Purpose: To compare the classic physiological variables linked to endurance performance (V[spacing dot above]O2max, %V[spacing dot above]O2max at lactate threshold (LT), and running economy (RE)) with peak treadmill velocity (PTV) as predictors of performance in a 16-km time trial.

    Methods: Seventeen healthy, well-trained distance runners (10 males and 7 females) underwent laboratory testing to determine maximal oxygen uptake (V[spacing dot above]O2max), RE, percentage of maximal oxygen uptake at the LT (%V[spacing dot above]O2max at LT), running velocity at LT, and PTV. Velocity at V[spacing dot above]O2max (vV[spacing dot above]O2max) was calculated from RE and V[spacing dot above]O2max. Three stepwise regression models were used to determine the best predictors (classic vs treadmill performance protocols) for the 16-km running time trial.

    Results: Simple Pearson correlations of the variables with 16-km performance showed vV[spacing dot above]O2max to have the highest correlation (r = -0.972) and %V[spacing dot above]O2max at the LT the lowest (r = 0.136). The correlation coefficients for LT, V[spacing dot above]O2max, and PTV were very similar in magnitude (r = -0.903 to r = -0.892). When V[spacing dot above]O2max, %V[spacing dot above]O2max at LT, RE, and PTV were entered into SPSS stepwise analysis, V[spacing dot above]O2max explained 81.3% of the total variance, and RE accounted for an additional 10.7%. vV[spacing dot above]O2max was shown to be the best predictor of the 16-km performance, accounting for 94.4% of the total variance. The measured velocity at V[spacing dot above]O2max (PTV) was highly correlated with the estimated velocity at vV[spacing dot above]O2max (r = 0.8867).

    Conclusions: Among well-trained subjects heterogeneous in V[spacing dot above]O2max and running performance, vV[spacing dot above]O2max is the best predictor of running performance because it integrates both maximal aerobic power and the economy of running. The PTV is linked to the same physiological variables that determine vV[spacing dot above]O2max