Leg Muscle Endurance and Middle-Distance Running Performance Among High School Athletic Extracurricular Students

Nuraini Nuraini 1 Indonesia , Muhammad Rahmad Kasmad 2 Indonesia , Muh. Adnan Hudain 2 Indonesia
1 Postgraduate Program in Physical Education and Sport, Universitas Negeri Makassar, Indonesia
2 Department of Physical Education and Sport, Postgraduate, Universitas Negeri Makassar, Indonesia
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Published 2026-09-01
Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026) PAGES 27-37
DOI 10.51574/ijrer.v6i1.4747
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Physical education at the senior high school level aims to develop physical fitness components, including muscular endurance, which underpins sport-specific skills like middle-distance running. This study examined the relationship between leg muscle endurance and three-kilometer running performance among male senior high school students in an athletics extracurricular program. Utilizing a quantitative correlational design, 30 male students (aged 15–18) were selected via total sampling. Leg muscle endurance was evaluated using the wall-sit test, while middle-distance running performance was assessed via a three-kilometer run test. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, the Shapiro–Wilk normality test, and the Pearson product-moment correlation. Descriptive results indicated adequate categories for both leg muscle endurance (M = 6.19, SD = 2.92) and running performance (M = 14.00, SD = 1.72), with normal data distribution (p > 0.05). Correlation analysis revealed a strong, statistically significant negative relationship between leg muscle endurance and running time (r = -0.693, p = 0.000). This negative coefficient indicates that greater leg muscle endurance is robustly associated with shorter running times (superior performance). These findings demonstrate that localized muscular endurance is a critical determinant of adolescent middle-distance running proficiency. Consequently, physical education curricula and extracurricular training should deliberately incorporate targeted muscular-endurance programs rather than relying exclusively on cardiovascular conditioning.

Nuraini, N., Kasmad, M. R., & Hudain, M. A. (2026). Leg Muscle Endurance and Middle-Distance Running Performance Among High School Athletic Extracurricular Students . ETDC: Indonesian Journal of Research and Educational Review , 6(1), 27–37. https://doi.org/10.51574/ijrer.v6i1.4747
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Athletics Leg Muscle Endurance Middle-Distance Running Physical Education Senior High School Students