Table 2

Descriptive data for 643 athletes competing in the 2009 Mont Saint-Michel Marathon

Age (years)Best marathon performance (h) in last 12 monthsHeight (m)Prerace weight (kg)Postrace weight (kg)Percentage weight loss during race (%)Degree of weight loss: men (%)Degree of weight loss: women (%)
42.7 (±8.8) 6433.7 (±0.5) 6431.8 (±0.1) 64372.2 (±9.4) 64370.5 (±9.4) 643−2.3 (±2.2) 643−2.3 (±2.1) 560−2.5 (±2.6) 83
  • Values are mean (±SEM); number of observations.