Health Education/Training‘98 AF Marathon Run Times Compared to Actual Fitness Scores and AF Fitness Standards

Finish Time (hours : minutes)

N=283

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70

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ɜ:30

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ɟ:15

All groups

Est VO2 Max (ml O2/kg/min)

80

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. The data includes all Air Force members that completed the 1998 Air Force Marathon at Wright-Patterson AFB in September 1998. Run times from AF Marathon Office were matched with cycle ergometry data in the AF Fitness Program Office.

- 12 percent of runners were females

- Approximately 1 percent of the runners did not pass their cycle ergometry assessment in 1998

-- 3 members did not pass

--- One male ran marathon in 4:42; needed a VO2 score of 31 to pass, received a 30 (Jun 98); 71" and 182 pounds; entered into SFIP in Jun 98 (has not yet retested)

--- One male ran marathon in 5:01; needed a VO2 score of 32 to pass, received a 31; 67.5" and 201 pounds

--- One male ran marathon in 6:56; needed a VO2 score 35 to pass, received a 33; 77" and 238 pounds; retested in Apr 99 and received a passing score of 35.

The red bar is the average of minimum score required for members in that category. The last column "All groups" is an average of all the scores (blue bar) and average of minimum score required (red bar) for all finishing times.