Table 2.
Hydration plan of marathon participants across tertiles of race times.
| Race Times: | Slower Tertile | Middle Tertile | Faster Tertile | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Runners | 68 | 69 | 68 | |
| Have a hydration plan (Y/N) | 70% | 62% | 79% | 0.09 |
| Resources for Hydration Plan Creation | ||||
| prior experience | 71% | 77% | 84% | 0.19 |
| books, magazines | 21% | 13% | 16% | 0.49 |
| science | 7% | 12% | 25% | 0.01 |
| Ads | 3% | 3% | 1% | 0.82 |
| Web | 32% | 28% | 24% | 0.52 |
| word of mouth | 35% | 38% | 25% | 0.24 |
| YouTube | 3% | 3% | 3% | 1.00 |
| coach | 18% | 22% | 20% | 0.83 |
| other | 7% | 7% | 6% | 0.93 |
| Drink Type | ||||
| sports | 63% | 59% | 57% | 0.78 |
| 100% water | 65% | 77% | 57% | 0.05 |
| H2O + electrolytes | 49% | 48% | 53% | 0.81 |
| coconut water | 10% | 13% | 4% | 0.21 |
| other | 10% | 4% | 7% | 0.41 |
| Hydration Frequency during race | 0.07 | |||
| every mile/station | 60% | 36% | 40% | |
| every other mile | 21% | 33% | 31% | |
| every third mile/less often | 19% | 30% | 29% | |
| Checking hydration status during race | ||||
| thirst | 75% | 61% | 51% | 0.02 |
| urine | 57% | 45% | 47% | 0.30 |
| feel | 62% | 75% | 62% | 0.15 |
| skin changes | 7% | 6% | 13% | 0.27 |
| no idea | 4% | 1% | 15% | 0.44 |
| other | 3% | 4% | 10% | 0.15 |