Figure 3
From: Lower leg muscle–tendon unit characteristics are related to marathon running performance

Correlation between IAAF and (a) soleus maximal cross-sectional are (r = 0.57, CI − 0.08 to 0.88, p = 0.041), (b) soleus fascicle length (r = − 0.63, p = 0.02, CI± − 0.90 to − 0.001), and (c) soleus physiological cross-sectional area (PCSA-IAAF r = 0.77, p < 0.01, CI± 0.28 to 0.94).