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Table 3 Female Runners and Coach’s Intensity (sRPE and sRIE) and Training Load (TL_RPE) According to the Season Period and Intended Session Intensity (mean ± SD)

From: Comparisons of Perceived Training Doses in Champion Collegiate-Level Male and Female Cross-country Runners and Coaches over the Course of a Competitive Season

	Easy				Moderate				Hard
Season period	Intensity (AU)^a		Training load (AU)^b		Intensity (AU)		Training load (AU)		Intensity (AU)		Training load (AU)
Season period	Athlete	Coach	Athlete	Coach	Athlete	Coach	Athlete	Coach	Athlete	Coach	Athlete	Coach
1	2.7 ± 0.7	1.3 ± 0.5	76 ± 40	38 ± 9	3.8 ± 0.5	3.4 ± 0.6	253 ± 74	230 ± 32	6.7 ± 0.3	6.8 ± 1.0	485 ± 121	485 ± 97
2	2.3 ± 0.6	1.1 ± 0.3	72 ± 52	33 ± 10	3.7 ± 1.1	3.4 ± 0.7	244 ± 70	227 ± 26	6.6 ± 1.2	7.1 ± 1.0	491 ± 117	531 ± 84
3	2.6 ± 0.5	1.2 ± 0.5	103 ± 61	54 ± 10	3.6 ± 0.4	3.6 ± 0.6	285 ± 106	281 ± 26	7.1 ± 0.8	7.3 ± 0.9	529 ± 114	543 ± 71
4	2.5 ± 0.8	1.3 ± 0.5	105 ± 54	63 ± 14	3.5 ± 0.3	3.8 ± 0.5	261 ± 113	286 ± 51	7.2 ± 1.0	7.7 ± 0.6	511 ± 125	548 ± 84
5^c	2.0 ± 0.7	1.5 ± 0.6	77 ± 57	56 ± 15	5.2	5.0	328	335	9.4	10.0	585	627
Season average	2.5 ± 0.7	1.3 ± 0.5	92 ± 53	64 ± 12	3.7 ± 0.6	3.6 ± 0.6	259 ± 87	244 ± 34	6.9 ± 0.9	7.3 ± 1.0	507 ± 118	551 ± 84

AU arbitrary units, sRPE session rating of perceived exertion, sRIE sessions rating of intended exertion, TL _RPE training load
^aIntensity assessed as sRPE by athletes or sRIE by coaches on 1–10 scale [10]
^bTraining load (TL_RPE) represents dimensionless term quantified by multiplying sRPE or sRIE by duration (intensity × duration)
^cOnly one observation (training session) during season period 5 for moderate and hard training sessions

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