Athletes perform 6-9 stages of increasing intensity.
Expired air is collected for gas analysis.
Blood samples are collected for measurement of lactic acid. Heart rate is monitored throughout. Therefore, training for 10km race walk should include exercise specifically aimed at improving vT lac Figure 3. Yevgeniy Shmaliuk and Jesus Angel Garcia 2nd and 1st in the 2000 European Cup of Race Walking 50km. The next stage of our research aims to further identify factors that limit performance in elite race walkers.