Table 1. Running 3,000 m time trial performance and maximal oxygen uptake.
| Group 1 | Group 2 | |||||
| Baseline | End ofrHuEpo | End of the study | Baseline | End ofrHuEpo | End of the study | |
| 3,000 m total time (min:sec) | 10∶12 (0∶42) | 9∶40* (0∶37) | 9∶53* (0∶43) | 12∶05 (0∶55) | 11∶19* (0∶53) | 11∶39* (0∶58) |
| 1st 1,000 m split (min:sec) | 3∶16 (0∶13) | 3∶10* (0∶12) | 3∶13 (0∶13) | 3∶53 (0∶27) | 3∶36* (0∶14) | 3∶41 (0∶20) |
| 2nd 1,000 m split (min:sec) | 3∶26† (0∶16) | 3∶15*† (0∶14) | 3∶20† (0∶14) | 4∶05 (0∶17) | 3∶54† (0∶26) | 3∶59† (0∶20) |
| 3rd 1,000 m split (min:sec) | 3∶29† (0∶15) | 3∶15* (0∶13) | 3∶20* (0∶16) | 4∶07 (0∶16) | 3∶49*† (0∶15) | 3∶59† (0∶19) |
| RPE scale (6–20) | 18.0 (1.7) | 18.4 (0.9) | 19.0 (1.2) | 17.7 (2.2) | 18.4 (1.6) | 18.6 (1.4) |
| O2 max (mL•min−1•kg−1) | 60.3 (5.0) | 64.4* (3.9) | 61.8 (3.4) | 51.6 (3.5) | 57.0* (5.1) | 54.2* (4.7) |
Group 1 included subjects who had a history of running (n = 9) and group 2 included the other subjects who were involved in other activities (n = 9). Values are means (SD). Significant differences compared to baseline values are indicated by *P<0.05. Significant differences compared to the first 1,000 m split time within the same time trial. † P<0.05. RPE: Borg’s rating of perceived exertion; O2 max: Maximal oxygen uptake.