Table 1 Normative running economy data for male and female runners of varying ability levels
From: Running economy: measurement, norms, and determining factors
| Â | Â | Male mean (range) | Female mean (range) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Runner classification | Speed (km . hr −1 ) | Running economy (ml . kg -1. min −1 ) | VO 2 max (ml . kg -1. min −1 ) | Running economy (ml . kg -1. min −1 ) | VO 2 max (ml . kg -1. min −1 ) |
10 | 36.7 (35.4-38.8) | 54.2 (51.0-57.8) | 37.7 (32.8-42.6) | 49.7 (45.2-54.1) | |
12 | 42.2 (40.4-45.3) | 43.2 (38.5-48.1) | |||
14 | 47.4 (46.0-49.5) | 47.3 (40.1-51.9) | |||
Moderately | 12 | 40.7 (37.4-48.1) | 62.2 (56.6-69.1) | 41.9 (28.9-41.7) | 55.8 (50.5-59.4) |
14 | 46.8 (42.0-55.5) | 47.9 (41.3-53.5) | |||
16 | 51.4 (51.6-62.3) | 52.9 (45.7-61.0) | |||
12 | n/a | 70.8 (65.3-80.2) | 41.3 (33.3-50.2) | 61.7 (56.2-72.3) | |
14 | 45.0 (32.4-56.5) | 48.3 (39.0-56.7) | |||
16 | 50.6 (40.5-66.8) | 54.5 (46.2-61.9) | |||
18 | 58.1 (48.0-72.0) | 58.6 (54.4-67.1)) | |||
20 | 66.5 (65.7-71.6) | n/a | |||
14 | 39.9 (36.1-44.5) | 75.4 (68.2-84.1) | 41.9 (38.7-46.9) | 66.2 (61.1-74.2) | |
16 | 47.9 (43.2-53.4) | 48.9 (45.1-55.8) | |||
18 | 55.9 (50.5-62.3) | 56.1 (51.8-63.8) | |||
20 | 63.91 (57.5-71.2) | n/a | |||