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Methods: A total of 67,518 records from 380 soccer matches during the 2023\/24 season of the First Spanish Division were collected. Match events were tracked using the optical tracking system ChyronHego\u00ae (TRACAB Gen5, NY, USA) and synchronized with Mediacoach software (LaLiga, Madrid, Spain). Total distance (TD), very high-speed running (VHSR), and sprint distance were considered, and all analyses were performed using linear mixed models (LMM). Results: Center-backs (CBs) exhibited significant differences (p &lt; 0.001) in TD compared to all other positions. Regarding actions exceeding 85% of the 1-min WCS for TD, full-backs (FBs) showed significant differences compared to CBs (p &lt; 0.001), midfielders (MDs; p &lt; 0.001), and attacking midfielders (AMs; p &lt; 0.001). In terms of VHSR, significant differences were observed between MDs and wingers (Ws; p &lt; 0.05). In relation to match periods, during 15\u201330, CBs demonstrated significant differences compared to all other positions for actions exceeding 85% of the 1-min WCS in TD. 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