Brandon L J
Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA.
Sports Med. 1995 Apr;19(4):268-77. doi: 10.2165/00007256-199519040-00004.
Middle distance running involves popular race distances with performance dependent on a number of physiological factors. The physiological characteristics of successful runners are different from those of sprinters and long distance runners. Maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max), running economy and the anaerobic threshold are variables that have been shown to limit performance during long distance running, and rapid velocity and anaerobic variables have been shown to limit performance during sprinting. Success with middle distance running is dependent on an integrative contribution from aerobic and anaerobic variables which allows a runner to maintain a rapid velocity during a race. The relative contributions of the 2 energy systems are functions of distance, intensity and the physiological abilities of the runner. Middle distance runners can be successful with physiological profiles that include a variety of aerobic and anaerobic capabilities, and this characteristic separates them from long distance runners.
中距离跑涉及一些常见的比赛距离，其成绩取决于多种生理因素。成功的中距离跑运动员的生理特征与短跑运动员和长跑运动员不同。最大摄氧量（VO2max）、跑步经济性和无氧阈是已被证明会限制长跑成绩的变量，而快速速度和无氧变量则已被证明会限制短跑成绩。中距离跑的成功取决于有氧和无氧变量的综合作用，这使得运动员能够在比赛中保持快速速度。这两种能量系统的相对贡献是距离、强度和运动员生理能力的函数。中距离跑运动员可以凭借包括多种有氧和无氧能力的生理特征取得成功，而这一特征将他们与长跑运动员区分开来。
