Table 3. .
Variable |
Weeks |
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1–26 |
1–9 |
10–18 |
19–26 |
|
Average no. of competitions per week | 0.4 (0.3, 0.5) | 0.2 (0.1, 0.3) | 0.2 (0.18 0.22) | 0.8 (0.6, 1.0) |
Average competition time, h/individual/wk | 0.4 (0.3, 0.5) | 0.3 (0.2, 0.4) | 0.2 (0.17, 0.23) | 0.7 (0.5, 0.9) |
Average training volume, h/individual/wk | 6.8 (6.6, 7.0) | 6.7 (6.2, 7.2) | 7.1 (6.9, 7.3) | 6.7 (6.3, 7.1) |
Average running volume, h/individual/wk | 3.8 (3.7, 3.9) | 3.3 (3.2, 3.4) | 3.8 (3.6, 4.0) | 4.2 (4.0, 4.4) |
High-intensity running, % | 20.9 (20.1, 21.7) | 20.0 (18.8, 21.2) | 18.9 (18.3, 19.5) | 24.3 (22.8, 25.8) |
Moderate-intensity running, % | 36.3 (35.6, 37.0) | 37.5 (36.4, 38.6) | 36.0 (35.0, 37.0) | 35.3 (34.1, 36.5) |
Low-intensity running, % | 42.8 (41.8, 43.8) | 42.5 (40.6, 44.4) | 45.1 (43.9, 46.3) | 40.4 (38.9, 41.9) |
Forest surfaces and trails, % | 40.7 (37.3, 44.1) | 42.6 (35.7, 49.5) | 27.0 (24.0, 30.0) | 51.7 (41.7, 55.7) |
Asphalt roads, % | 39.5 (37.9, 41.1) | 39.0 (36.4, 41.6) | 43.9 (41.7, 46.1) | 35.8 (33.1, 38.5) |
Snowy surfaces, % | 19.8 (16.7, 22.9) | 18.4 (11.3, 25.5) | 29.1 (26.2, 32.0) | 12.4 (9.8, 15.0) |