Table 1.

Absolute and relative speed zones used to examine intensity of skating distances.

	Absolute speed zones		Relative speed zones
	Speed (km/h)	% Peak speed	Speed for females (km/h)	Speed for males (km/h)
Very slow	1.0–10.9	<20%	<6.0	<6.6
Slow	11.0–13.9	20–39%	6.1–12.0	6.7–13.2
Moderate	14.0–16.9	40–59%	12.1–18.1	13.3–19.7
Fast	17.0–20.9	60–79%	18.2–24.1	19.8–26.4
Very fast	21.0–24.0	80–90%	24.2–27.1	26.5–29.7
Sprint	>24.0	>90%	>27.1	>29.7