Nutritional Intake and Timing of Marathon Runners: Influence of Athlete’s Characteristics and Fueling Practices on Finishing Time
The intake of CHO (35 ± 17 g/h), sodium (192 ± 150 mg/h) and caffeine (57 ± 49 mg/h) was low compared to the current recommendations during the competition. The intake of fluids (466 ± 279 mL/h) was at the lower limit of recommendations. Most athletes did not receive nutritional counselling by a sport dietitian, which may explain why athletes failed to meet specific nutrient recommendations. Future investigations with a larger sample size are warranted to assess the relationship between dietary intake and finish time.
Authors
- F. Garrone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8644-7078)
- José Miguel Martínez Sanz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9054-3858)
- Daniel Giménez-Monzó (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6852-4922)
- Rubén Jiménez-Alfageme (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1383-0233)
- Isabel Sospedra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8513-8986)
- Nidia Rodríguez-Sánchez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3960-5704)
- César Iván Ayala-Guzmán (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7929-1765)
- David Romero-García (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3743-5070)
Institutions
- University of Stirling (GB)
- University of Alicante (ES)
- Universidad Iberoamericana (MX)
- Centro de Tecnologías Aeronauticas (Spain) (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sports Medicine - Open
- Published
- 2025-03-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-024-00801-w
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Muscle metabolism and nutrition
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.06
Funders
- Universidad de Alicante