Table 1 Characteristics of study participants (N = 2,303)
From: An empirical study of race times in recreational endurance runners
Age | 35 (29, 42) |
Sex | |
Female | 890 (39 %) |
Male | 1,413 (61 %) |
BMI | 23.4 (21.7, 25.2) |
Type of runner | |
Strictly endurance | 706 (31 %) |
Generally endurance | 1287 (56 %) |
Generally speed | 297 (13 %) |
Strictly speed | 13 (<1 %) |
Typical weekly training mileage | 30 (20, 42) |
Any injury during training? | |
Nothing that stopped me running | 1564 (68 %) |
Yes, I had to take a few days off | 532 (23 %) |
Yes, I had to take more than a week off from running | 207 (9 %) |
Ran intervals most weeks | 1181 (51 %) |
Did tempo runs most weeks | 1328 (58 %) |
Type of footwear | |
Minimalist | 465 (20 %) |
Normal running shoe | 1805 (78 %) |
Vibrams, sandals, or barefoot | 33 (1.4 %) |