Table 1 Characteristics of study participants total and according to the race distance
Total (n = 1154) | La Diagonale Des Fous (n = 882) | Le Trail De Bourbon (n = 272) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Demographic characteristics | |||
Gender, n (%) | |||
Male | 989 (85.7) | 774 (87.8) | 215 (79.0) |
Female | 165 (14.3) | 108 (12.2) | 57 (21.0) |
Age (years) | 42.8 ± 9.0 | 43.1 ± 8.9 | 41.9 ± 9.1 |
Place of residence, n (%) | |||
Reunion Island | 459 (39.8) | 284 (32.2) | 175 (64.4) |
Metropolitan France | 608 (52.7) | 529 (60.0) | 79 (29.0) |
Another country | 87 (7.5) | 69 (7.8) | 18 (6.6) |
Training characteristics | |||
Weekly training duration (hours) | 8.3 ± 4.0 | 8.7 ± 4.1 | 7.2 ± 3.5 |
Experience in trail running (years) | 7.2 ± 5.2 | 7.5 ± 5.2 | 6.0 ± 5.0 |
Number of ultra-race participation | 6.2 ± 6.5 | 6.3 ± 6.6 | 5.6 ± 5.8 |
First ultra-trail race longer than 80 km n (%) | 267 (23.1) | 132 (15.0) | 135 (49.6) |