The career and recent personal best times for various road events of the runners who reported EAMC during or immediately after the 2009 Two Ocean marathon and control runners
| EAMC group (N=20) | CON group (N=29) | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Career personal best times | |||
| 10 km (min) | 39.4±5.2 (8) | 42.29±6.5 (21) | 0.148 |
| 21.1 km (min) | 119.9±81.5 (17) | 97.7±15.9 (26) | 0.518 a |
| 42.2 km (min) | 213.3±42.0 (18) | 217.6±23.7 (26) | 0.403 a |
| 56 km Two Oceans (min) | 310.1±41.3 (15) | 322.2±37.4 (19) | 0.376 |
| 89 km Comrades (min) | 556.9±151.2 (14) | 576.4±72.6 (18) | 0.633 |
| Recent (past 15 weeks) personal best times | |||
| 10 km (min) | 45.5±11.8 (8) | 48.9±8.1 (12) | 0.449 |
| 21.1 km (min) | 124.8±88.8 (14) | 114.3±18.3 (16) | 0.646 |
| 42.2 km (min) | 253.6±65.9 (16) | 242.8±29.4 (26) | 0.403 |
Personal best times are expressed as an average±SD. The number of runners (N) with non-missing data for each variable is in parentheses.
* Non-parametric p value.
CON, control; EAMC, exercise-associated muscle cramping.