Table 8. Running speed by longitudinal gradient.
(Unit:km/h)

Longitudinal gradient Horizontal alignment Slope
Uphill Downhill
Avg. Min. Max. S.D. Avg. Min. Max. S.D.
<5% Straight 9.1 5.7 16.6 2.6 A 8.4 5.1 15.1 1.8 A
Curve 7.7 2.0 16.6 3.4 A 7.0 1.6 11.2 2.4 A
5∼10% Straight 9.1 5.4 18.4 2.4 A 8.6 5.9 11.0 1.3 A
Curve 8.4 2.2 12.3 1.9 A 7.5 2.0 12.1 2.6 A
10%≤ Straight 8.7 6.7 13.3 1.6 A 7.9 5.6 11.8 1.7 A
Curve 7.1 2.0 8.6 1.7 A 6.7 2.7 9.7 2.1 A
Same letter are not significantly different by Duncan’s multiple range test (p=0.05).