Effect of Extensive Interval Training on Endurance Performance in Long-Distance Runners
M A Desman, Alnedral Alnedral, Arsil Arsil, Umar Umar, Anton Komaini, Masrun Masrun et al. · International Journal of Social Science and Human Research · 2026
This study discusses the low endurance of Club Fair Running athletes in the long-distance running category (5000 and 10,000 meters). This condition can be seen from the tendency of athletes to experience fatigue earlier when doing long-distance running which has a negative impact on their performance and running
Results: . The
Purpose: of this study was to determine the effect of extensive interval training on increasing the endurance of long-distance athletes (5000 and 10,000 meters). This study used a quasi-experimental
Method: with a one-group pretest-posttest
Design: . The population in this study were 20 Fair Running athletes. The research sample was selected by purposive sampling based on certain criteria, namely 15 male athletes who were specialists in long-distance running (5000 and 10,000 meters aged between 20 and 27 years. The instrument used was a 12-minute running test (Cooper Test) which was carried out before and after the training intervention. The
results showed that extensive interval training had a significant effect on increasing endurance. The calculated t value (8.03) is greater than the critical t value (1.753) which indicates a statistically significant difference. Furthermore, the pre-test mean value of 1834.67 increased to 1929.33 in the post-test. Thus, it can be concluded that extensive interval training is effective in improving the endurance performance of Fair Running athletes in long-distance running races of 5000 and 10,000 meters).