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Estimate of critical speed for world-class endurance athletes.
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World record data extracted from World Athletics database at https://www.worldathletics.org/records/by-category/world-records
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Data correct as of
23 Mar 2022
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MENWOMEN
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Track world records (outdoors):
Track world records (outdoors):
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Distance
(m)
Time
(hh:mm:ss)
Time
(s)
Velocity
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(m)
Time
(hh:mm:ss)
Time
(s)
Velocity
(m/s)
Use in CS calc?
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1000:00:09.589.5810.441000:00:10.4910.499.53
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2000:00:19.1919.1910.422000:00:21.3421.349.37
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4000:00:43.0343.039.304000:00:47.6047.608.40
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8000:01:40.91100.917.938000:01:53.28113.287.06
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10000:02:11.96131.967.5813210000:02:28.98148.986.71149
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15000:03:26.00206.007.2820615000:03:50.07230.076.52230
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16090:03:43.13223.137.2122316090:04:12.33252.336.38252
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30000:07:20.67440.676.8144130000:08:06.11486.116.17486
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50000:12:35.36755.366.6275550000:14:06.62846.625.91847
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100000:26:11.001571.006.37100000:29:01.031741.035.74
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Critical speed =
6.40m/s
Critical speed =
5.73m/s
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D' =174mD' =172m
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One-hour track world record:
One-hour track world record:
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Distance
(m)
Time
(hh:mm:ss)
Time
(s)
Velocity
(m/s)
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Time
(hh:mm:ss)
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213301:00:00.0036005.9318,9301:00:00.0036005.26
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Road world records:
Road world records:
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Distance
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Time
(hh:mm:ss)
Time
(s)
Velocity
(m/s)
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(m)
Time
(hh:mm:ss)
Time
(s)
Velocity
(m/s)
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50000:12:49.007696.5076950000:14:19.008595.82859
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100000:26:24.0015846.31100000:29:14.0017545.70
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210980:57:31.0034516.11210981:02:52.0037725.59
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421952:01:39.0072995.78421952:14:04.0080445.25
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Critical speed =
6.32m/s
Critical speed =
5.66m/s
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D' =192mD' =190m
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