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      Average Speed

      Average speed is the mean speed achieved over the duration of an activity. Average speed would typically be used for longer distance runs and pacing.

       

      Table 18: Normative values of average running speed for healthy subjects of different ages in marathon and half marathon races (excluding final 5.2% of race to avoid end spurt)

      Age (years)

      Gender

      Half Marathon Speed (m/s)

      Marathon Speed (m/s)

      18-24

      Male

      3.27

      3.26

      Female

      2.85

      3.12

      25-29

      Male

      3.26

      3.25

      Female

      2.82

      3.12

      30-34

      Male

      3.17

      3.17

      Female

      2.82

      2.94

      35-39

      Male

      3.16

      3.15

      Female

      2.81

      2.88

      40-44

      Male

      3.17

      3.10

      Female

      2.78

      2.82

      45-49

      Male

      3.14

      3.12

      Female

      2.78

      2.79

      50-54

      Male

      3.13

      3.02

      Female

      2.67

      2.76

      >55

      Male

      3.00

      2.90

      Female

      2.65

      2.81

      Nikolaidis, Pantelis Theodoros, Cuk, Ivan, Rosemann, Thomas, & Knechtle, Beat. (2019). Performance and Pacing of Age Groups in Half-Marathon and Marathon. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(10), 1777. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16101777

       

      Perceived running speed on a treadmill - Participants who were blinded to the speedometer on the treadmill perceived themselves to be running at the same speed as their preferred overground speed, but it was in fact 27.1% lower, on average.

      Kong, Pui W, Koh, Tze M.C, Tan, Wei C.R, & Wang, Yu S. (2012). Unmatched perception of speed when running overground and on a treadmill. Gait & Posture, 36(1), 46–48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.01.001

       

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