highly significantp < 0.001
Significant differences were found between the sexes in terms of daily training mileage and daily training duration for every phase and stage ( p < 0.05), with a highly significant difference identified in stage 1 (phase B) for daily training mileage (+2.94 km/day for males; p < 0.001) and duration (+0.14 h/day for males; p < 0.001).