Research Article
Training for Marathons during a Marathon Pandemic: Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Fitness among High-Level Nonelite Runners
Table 1
Comparison of respondents reporting their current fitness as “worse,” “better,” or “unchanged” versus the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
| | | Compared to prior to the pandemic, my fitness is | | | Worse | Unchanged | Better |
| | Total respondents (%) | 49 (25.9) | 85 (45.0) | 55 (29.1) | n/a | | Sex, male (%) | 40 (81.6) | 66 (77.6) | 44 (80) | 0.858 | | Age, range | | 18–29 | 3 (6.1) | 2 (2.4) | 4 (7.3) | 0.123 | | 30–39 | 5 (10.2) | 9 (10.6) | 15 (27.3) | | 40–49 | 12 (24.5) | 21(24.7) | 13 (23.6) | | 50–59 | 15 (30.6) | 23 (27.1) | 9 (16.4) | | 60+ | 14 (28.6) | 30 (35.3) | 14 (25.4) | | Running experience, years | | <5 | 2 (4.1) | 2 (2.4) | 5 (9.1) | 0.371 | | 6–15 | 16 (32.7) | 23 (27.1) | 21 (38.2) | | 16–30 | 18 (36.7) | 32 (37.6) | 17 (30.9) | | >30 | 13 (26.5) | 28 (32.9) | 12 (21.8) | | Cross-training participation | | Cycling | 33 (67.3) | 51 (60.0) | 36 (65.5) | 0.653 | | Swimming | 26 (53.1) | 33 (38.8) | 31 (56.3) | 0.086 | | Other cross training | 11 (22.4) | 27 (31.8) | 16 (29.1) | 0.555 | | Running volume, prepandemic met-min/week, median (25%–75%) | 3060 (2043–4016) | 3024 (2040–4032) | 2046 (2016–3060) | 0.005 | | Change in training vol. from before the pandemic | | Decreased ≥10% | 26 (53.1) | 8 (9.4) | 6 (10.9) | <0.001 | | No change | 22 (44.9) | 62 (72.9) | 28 (50.9) | | Increased >10% | 1 (2.0) | 15 (17.6) | 21 (38.2) |
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