Table 1 Runner characteristics, including motive to race, experience, and history displayed race distance.

From: Differences in race history by distance of recreational endurance runners from The NURMI Study (Step 2)

 

Total 100% (245)

10 km37% (91)

HM 36% (89)

M/UM 27% (65)

Statistics

Age (Years)

39 (IQR 17)

37 (IQR 18)

37 (IQR 18)

44 (IQR 17)

F(2,242) = 4.87

p = 0.008

BMI (kg/m2)

21.7 (IQR 3.5)

21.3 (IQR 3.94)

22 (IQR 3.28)

22.2 (IQR 3.25)

F(2,242) = 1.22

p = 0.296

Civil status

 Single

27% (66)

26% (24)

31% (28)

22% (14)

χ2(4) = 1.95

p = 0.744

 With spouse/married

67% (164)

67% (61)

63% (56)

72% (47)

 Separated/divorce

6% (15)

7% (6)

6% (5)

6% (4)

Motive to race

 Leisure

46% (106)

41% (36)

47% (41)

51% (29)

χ2(2) = 1.34

p = 0.512

 Performance

54% (125)

59% (51)

53% (46)

49% (28)

Favorite season of racing

 Winter

 < 1% (2)

1% (1)

1% (1)

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χ2(6) = 9.04

p = 0.171

 Spring

46% (106)

36% (31)

55% (48)

47% (27)

 Summer

23% (52)

28% (24)

15% (13)

26% (15)

 Autumn

31% (71)

36% (31)

29% (25)

26% (15)

Running experience (years)

7 (IQR 7)

5 (IQR 8)

7 (IQR 6)

8 (IQR 9)

F(2, 241) = 5.77

p = 0.004

First event age (years)

 10 km

30 (IQR 16)

30 (IQR 17)

28 (IQR 15)

33 (IQR 17)

F(2, 151) = 0.69

p = 0.502

F(2, 216) = 1.17

p = 0.313

F(2, 135) = 0.18

p = 0.836

F(2, 239) = 1.77

p = 0.172

 HM

32 (IQR 16)

33 (IQR 15)

30 (IQR 18)

35 (IQR 13)

 M

35 (IQR 13)

33 (IQR 15)

34 (IQR 17)

35 (IQR 12)

 Total

30 (IQR 16)

30 (IQR 17)

28 (IQR 18)

34 (IQR 13)

First event

 10 km

65% (157)

81% (74)

59% (52)

48% (31)

χ2(4) = 46.24

p < 0.001

 HM

27% (65)

18% (16)

38% (33)

25% (16)

 M

9% (21)

1% (1)

3% (3)

27% (17)

Total races completed

8 (IQR 11)

7 (IQR 11)

6 (IQR 11)

10 (IQR 11)

F(2, 242) = 2.90

p = 0.057

Ratio of HM/M to total races

40 (IQR 50)

20 (IQR 35)

48 (IQR 43)

53 (IQR 49)

F(2, 242) = 18.44

p < 0.001

Completion of planned events (previous 2 years)

 HM

2 (IQR 3)

1 (IQR 2)

3 (IQR 4)

2 (IQR 3)

F(2, 242) = 7.04

p = 0.001

F(2, 242) = 75.19

p < 0.001

F(2, 242) = 28.84

p < 0.001

 M

1 (IQR 2)

0 (IQR 1)

0 (IQR 1)

2 (IQR 2)

 UM

0 (IQR 0)

0 (IQR 0)

0 (IQR 0)

0 (IQR 1)

  1. Note Results are presented as percentage (%), total numbers, and median (IQR). χ2 statistic calculated by Pearson’s Chi-squared test and F statistic calculated by Kruskal–Wallis test. 10 km 10 km. HM half-marathon. M/UM marathon/ultra-marathon.
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