Table 2.

Ultra-marathon race performance measures

	0–12 h running		13–24 h running		25–36 h running		37–48 h running
	Total distance covered [km]	Actual running speed [km/h]	Total distance covered [km]	Actual running speed [km/h]	Total distance covered [km]	Actual running speed [km/h]	Total distance covered [km]	Actual running speed [km/h]
Mean ± SD	102.6 ± 8.3	8.6 ± 0.7	169.3 ± 18.7	6.0 ± 0.6***	222.9 ± 34.9	4.7 ± 1.1***#	279.8 ± 48.7	6.3 ± 0.9**
Median	102.0	8.5	174.0	6.0	228.0	4.9	290.6	5.9
Min–Max	88.5–114.0	7.4–9.5	133.5–192.0	5.0–6.8	156.0–259.5	3.2–5.9	182.7–319.7	5.2–8.1

Actual running speed ANOVA results: F _3,18 = 24.8, p = 10^-5; ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001 versus the running speed for the first 12 h; ^#  p < 0.05 versus the running speed for the preceding 12 h; Student t test for dependent variables, with the sequential Bonferroni–Holm correction