Table 2.
Frequently avoided foods pre-race by race distance
| Foods Avoided | 5 km n(%) | 6–10 km n(%) | 11–21 km n(%) | 22+ km n(%) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meat | 18 (28) | 37 (31) | 40 (31) | 18 (43) | .404 |
| Milk products | 15 (27) | 41 (39) | 28 (25) | 9 (25) | .110 |
| Fish/seafood | 18 (27) | 35 (29) | 32 (25) | 16 (39) | .416 |
| Poultry | 14 (21) | 32 (26) | 27 (21) | 14 (33) | .350 |
| High-fiber | 14 (21) | 22 (18) | 34 (26) | 17 (41) | .024 |
| Chocolate | 12 (18) | 31 (25) | 30 (23) | 8 (19) | .757 |
| Legumes | 10 (15) | 20 (16) | 26 (20) | 13 (31) | .176 |
| Coffee or tea | 19 (29) | 31 (25) | 15 (12) | 1 (2) | <.001 |
| Energy drinks | 15 (23) | 21 (17) | 16 (13) | 6 (14) | .269 |
| Starchy vegetable | 12 (19) | 20 (16) | 18 (14) | 6 (14) | .864 |
| Lactose-free milk | 11 (17) | 18 (15) | 13 (10) | 6 (14) | .502 |
| Eggs | 10 (15) | 17 (14) | 14 (11) | 6 (15) | .744 |
| Soy milk | 9 (14) | 16 (13) | 14 (11) | 6 (14) | .879 |
| Sports drink | 9 (14) | 16 (13) | 11 (9) | 2 (5) | .360 |
| Vegetables | 4 (7) | 12 (10) | 13 (10) | 9 (22) | .111 |
| Cold cereal | 13 (20) | 11 (9) | 13 (10) | 4 (10) | .172 |
| Coconut milk | 9 (14) | 13 (10) | 11 (9) | 7 (17) | .379 |
| Almond milk | 9 (14) | 12 (10) | 10 (8) | 6 (14) | .430 |
Foods commonly avoided pre-racing by race distance. Individuals with a self-declared intolerance to a food category were removed from the analysis for that food. Individuals, who selected “don’t compete” as their race distance were removed from the analyses. Percentages represent the frequency of individuals from each category who report avoiding the food. Differences between groups were determined by a Fisher’s exact test. Significant differences p < .05 are bolded