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Table 1 Running velocities during 4-km run

Variable	Group	Pre	Post	p value	ES	95% Confidence interval
Peak velocity (m · sec⁻¹)	BA	5.84 ± 0.63	5.46 ± 0.26	0.597	.02	5.16 – 5.71
Peak velocity (m · sec⁻¹)	PL	5.69 ± 0.46	5.51 ± 0.50	0.597	.02	5.26 – 5.80
Average velocity (m · sec⁻¹)	BA	4.25 ± 0.22	4.13 ± 0.27	0.729	.01	3.96 – 4.24
Average velocity (m · sec⁻¹)	PL	4.18 ± 0.19	4.11 ± 0.19	0.729	.01	3.99 – 4.28
Low – moderate running velocity (< 4.4 m · sec⁻¹)	BA	2811 ± 605	2957 ± 672	0.224	.10	2571 – 3354
Low – moderate running velocity (< 4.4 m · sec⁻¹)	PL	2827 ± 482	3297 ± 590	0.224	.10	2900 - 3683
High running velocity (< 4.4 m · sec⁻¹)	BA	1166 ± 610	1009 ± 675	0.364	.06	604 - 1399
High running velocity (< 4.4 m · sec⁻¹)	PL	1143 ± 485	748 ± 541	0.364	.06	358 - 1153
% Distance run at low to moderate running velocity	BA	70.8 ± 16.2	74.3 ± 18.3	0.351	.06	64.4 – 84.6
% Distance run at low to moderate running velocity	PL	71.3 ± 12.8	81.1 ± 14.4	0.351	.06	70.9 – 91.0
% Distance run at high running velocity	BA	29.3 ± 16.1	25.4 ± 18.0	0.361	.06	15.4 – 35.2
% Distance run at high running velocity	PL	28.8 ± 13.0	18.9 ± 14.4	0.361	.06	9.1 – 29.0
4 K run time (sec)	BA	942.4 ± 39.3	962.6 ± 65.0	0.864	.002	929.4 – 1001.2
	PL	949.9 ± 46.2	963.9 ± 44.3			925.2 – 997.1

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