Table 1. Changes of selected somatic indicators in the examined competitors.

	BM [kg]	BH [cm]	LBM [kg]	FM [kg]	%F [%]
Baseline	83.3±3.1	181.7±4.1	68.8±3.1	14.5±2.5	17.3±3.1
Pre	81.1±3.0		70.0±2.9	11.1±3.0	13.7±2.6
Post 1h	78.6±2.5		67.8±2.5	10.8±3.1	13.8±2.8
p	baseline–post 1h, p = 0.001; pre–post 1h, p = 0.01		pre–post 1h, p = 0.02	baseline–pre, p = 0.009; baseline–post 1h, p = 0.001	baseline–pre, p = 0.002; baseline–post 1h, p = 0.001

Baseline–assessment at the beginning of the preparatory period, Pre–measurements at the end of the preparatory period, the day before the competition, Post 1h –assessment performed directly after race completion, BM–body mass, BH–body height, LBM–lean body mass, FM–fat mass,%F–percentage of fat tissue; p<0.05.