Parameters continuously recorded

Variables

Laps

Mean

Δ

Extreme Values

Changes

(%)

Effect

Size

1

3

5

7

8

Pacing

Mean pacing (km∙h−1)

8.02

± 1.40

7.96

± 1.14

7.49

± 1.15

6.94

± 1.04a,b

7.04

± 0.96a,b

7.49

± 1.11

1.08

± 0.48

13.5

0.88

Uphill pacing (km∙h−1)

6.45

± 1.04

6.42

± 0.74

6.02

± 0.76

5.75

± 0.69a,b

5.58

± 0.53a,b

6.04

± 0.71

0.87

± 0.51

13.5

1.05

Downhill pacing (km∙h−1)

8.72

± 1.82*

8.75

± 1.38*

8.37

± 1.46*

7.72

± 1.30a,b*

7.90

± 1.26a,b*

8.33

± 1.37*

1.03

± 0.47

11.8

0.77

Hilly pacing (km∙h−1)

8.68

± 1.59*

8.72

± 1.37*

8.08

± 1.32b*

7.37

± 1.2a,b,c*

7.65

± 1.19a,b*

8.10

± 1.28*

1.35

± 0.45

15.8

1.05

Stride characteristics

Mean stride frequency

(steps∙min−1)

157.46

± 15.96

155.06

± 19.64

151.20

± 19.04

147.46

± 21.96a

146.46

± 20.48a,b

151.57

± 19.19

11.00

± 7.00

7.1

0.60

Uphill stride frequency

(steps∙min−1)

147.60

± 22.15

145.20

± 21.84

141.60

± 21.74

137.60

± 25.04

134.80

± 22.66

141.36

± 22.10

12.80

± 11.44

8.7

0.57

Downhill stride frequency (steps∙min−1)

162.00

± 10.4

158.40

± 17.52

157.20

± 14.67

154.00

± 18.65

154.40

± 18.40

157.20

± 15.57*

8.00

± 4.60

5.0

0.55

Hilly stride frequency

(steps∙min−1)

162.80

± 17.27

161.60

± 19.87

154.80

± 21.48

150.80

± 23.52a

150.80

± 22.25a,b

156.16

± 20.35*

12.00

± 7.16

7.4

0.61

Mean stride length (m)

0.87

± 0.08

0.87

± 0.04

0.83

± 0.07

0.79

± 0.06a,b

0.81

± 0.05a,b

0.83

± 0.06

0.08

± 0.04

9.2

1.13

Uphill stride length (m)

0.75

± 0.04

0.75

± 0.04

0.72

± 0.06

0.70

± 0.07

0.70

± 0.07

0.72

± 0.05

0.05

± 0.03

6.6

0.88

Downhill stride lenght (m)

0.95

± 0.12*

0.94

± 0.07*

0.90

± 0.11*

0.84

± 0.09a,b*

0.87

± 0.07a,b*

0.90

± 0.08*

0.11

± 0.05

11.6

1.04

Hilly stride length (m)

0.92

± 0.09*

0.91

± 0.06*

0.87

± 0.07*

0.81

± 0.06a,b*

0.85

± 0.05a,b*

0.87

± 0.06*

0.11

± 0.05

12.0

1.44

HR responses

Mean HR (bpm)

157.50

± 19.8

159.6

± 20.6

159.6

± 21.8

154.8

± 19.1

155.8

± 19.9

155.42

± 19.88

4.80

± 2.61

3.1

0.25

% of overall maximal HR

88.92

± 7.42

89.56

± 7.55

89.96

± 8.63

86.12

± 8.95

86.58

± 10.12

88.23

± 8.02

3.84

± 2.19

4.3

0.46

Uphill HR (bpm)

161.00

± 20.53

160.40

± 21.00

160.40

± 21.61

155.00

± 18.76

155.20

± 20.12

158.01#

± 19.89

6.00

± 6.28

3.8

0.32

Downhill HR (bpm)

157.81

± 21.18

156.68

± 22.10

157.82

± 21.56

152.42

± 18.66

154.87

± 21.21

155.72#

± 20.70

5.40

± 1.48

3.5

0.28

Hilly HR (bpm)

152.21

± 18.75

155.00

± 19.57

152.81

± 22.59

150.41

± 9.91

150.48

± 19.03

152.16

± 19.17

4.59

± 4.55

3.1

0.34