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This study aims to explore how running economy relates to distance running performance in elite athletes.

Running economy and distance running performance of highly trained athletes

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This study aims to explore how running economy relates to distance running performance in elite athletes.
Measured oxygen uptake (Vo2) and maximum aerobic power (Vo2max) during treadmill running.
Analyzed performance from a nationally prominent 10 km race with 12 male athletes.
Evaluated relationships between running economy and race performance across various paces.
The relationship between Vo2max and performance was r = -0.12 (p = 0.35).
Steady-state Vo2 showed strong correlations with 10 km time: r = 0.83, 0.82, and 0.79 (p < 0.01) at 241, 268, and 295 m.min-1 respectively.
Running economy explained 65.4% of performance variation in the 10 km run.

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Randomized trial investigates running economy's effect on distance running performance in elite athletes, indicating its importance.

Conley et al. (1980) studied this question.

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