The data presented below provide supplemental details for the study update: From Short Walks to Long Runs: Embracing all Strides for Marathon Monday.
Table 1. Characteristics of the “running” population.
Table 1 represents the demographics for the AH&MS participants highlighted in the analyses in From Short Walks to Long Runs: Embracing all Strides for Marathon Monday who recorded and shared at least one running workout and had filled out a demographic survey in the period studied, November 14, 2019, to January 1, 2024. The BMI categories were defined based on the BMI classification from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Table 2. Characteristics of the “walking” population.
| Characteristic | Overall | Less than 5k | 5k | 10k | Half marathon | Marathon or longer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total participants | 197717 | 91526 | 79176 | 24532 | 2230 | 253 |
| Age category, N (%) | ||||||
| 18-24 | 24463 (12.4) | 13171 (14.4) | 8715 (11.0) | 2396 (9.8) | 167 (7.5) | 14 (5.5) |
| 25-34 | 53953 (27.3) | 26343 (28.8) | 21298 (26.9) | 5827 (23.8) | 455 (20.4) | 30 (11.9) |
| 35-44 | 53064 (26.8) | 25107 (27.4) | 21496 (27.1) | 5883 (24.0) | 525 (23.5) | 53 (20.9) |
| 45-54 | 34823 (17.6) | 14313 (15.6) | 14793 (18.7) | 5143 (21.0) | 516 (23.1) | 58 (22.9) |
| 55-64 | 18517 (9.4} | 6912(7.6) | 7880 (10.0) | 3353 (13.7) | 330 (14.8) | 42 (16.6) |
| 65 + | 12897 (6.5) | 5680 (6.2) | 4994 (6.3) | 1930 (7.9) | 237 (10.6) | 56 (22.1) |
| Assigned sex, N (%) | ||||||
| Female | 72490 (36.7) | 37915 (41.4) | 27352 (34.5) | 6586 (26.8) | 573 (25.7) | 64 (25.3) |
| Male | 124496 (63.0) | 53199 (58.1) | 51578 (65.1) | 17878 (72.9) | 1652 (74.1) | 189 {74.7) |
| Intersex | 154 (0.1) | 74 (0.1) | 60 (0.1) | 20 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Missing | 577 (0.3) | 338 (0.4) | 240 (0.3) | 48 (0.2) | 5 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) |
| Race/ethnicity, N (%) | ||||||
| Asian | 12397 (6.3) | 5089 (5.6) | 5429 (6.9) | 1707 (7.0) | 155(7.0) | 17(6.7) |
| Hispanic | 21965 (11.1} | 11457 (12.5) | 8096 (10.2) | 2199 (9.0) | 194 (8.7) | 19(7.5) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 8332 (4.2) | 4537 (5.0) | 2826 (3.6) | 869 (3.5) | 88 (3.9) | 12(4.7) |
| Non-Hispanic white | 142608 (72.1) | 64274 (70.2) | 58175 (73.5) | 18302 (74.6) | 1664 (74.6) | 193 (76.3) |
| More than one | 6800 (3.4) | 3457 (3.8) | 2531(3.2) | 733 (3.0) | 75 (3.4) | 4 (1.6) |
| Other | 4718 (2.4) | 2276 (2.5) | 1799 (2.3) | 595 (2.4) | 42 (1.9) | 6 (2.4) |
| Prefer not to answer | 897 (0.5) | 436 (0.2) | 320 (0.2) | 127 (0.1) | 12 (0.0) | 2 (0.0) |
| BMI, N (%) | ||||||
| Underweight (<18.5) | 2691 (1.4) | 1489 (1.7) | 885(1.1) | 285 (1.2) | 28 (1.3) | 4 (1.6) |
| Healthy weight (18.5 to <25) | 61370 (31.4) | 24227 (26.9) | 26494 (33.8) | 9656 (39.6) | 895 (40,4) | 98 (39.0) |
| Overweight (25.0 to <30) | 68430 (35.0) | 28573 (31.7) | 29422 (37.5) | 9465 (38.8) | 864(39.0) | 106 (42.2) |
| Obese (30.0 +) | 63038 (32.2) | 35936 (39.8) | 21646 (27.6) | 4987 (20.4) | 426 (19.2) | 43(17.1) |
| Missing | 2188 (1.1) | 1301 (1.4) | 729 (0.9) | 139 (0.6) | 17 (0.8) | 2 (0.8) |
| Region, N (%) | ||||||
| Northeast | 33146 (16.8) | 14346 (15.7) | 14002 (17.7) | 4381 (17.9) | 373 (16.7) | 44 (17.4) |
| Midwest | 38365 (19.4) | 18354 (20.1) | 15444 (19.5) | 4169 (17.0) | 359 (16.1) | 39 (15.4) |
| South | 68136 (34.5) | 34501 (37.7) | 25783 (32.6) | 7122 (29.0) | 641 (28.7) | 89 (35.2) |
| West | 57579 (29.1) | 24070 (26.3) | 23774 (30.0) | 8802 (35.9) | 852 (38.2) | 81 (32.0) |
| Territories | 406 (0.2) | 205 (0.2) | 147 (0.2) | 50 (0.2) | 4 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) |
| Missing | 85 (0.0) | 50 (0.1) | 26 (0.0) | 8 (0.0) | 1 (0.0 | 0 (0.0) |
Table 2 represents the demographics for the AH&MS participants who recorded and shared at least one walking workout and had filled out a demographic survey in the period analyzed.
Table 3. Marathons run by individual month aggregated.
| Month | Number of marathon runs |
|---|---|
| January | 187 |
| February | 93 |
| March | 169 |
| April | 241 |
| May | 197 |
| June | 104 |
| July | 74 |
| August | 74 |
| September | 198 |
| October | 641 |
| November | 427 |
| December | 218 |
Table 3 represents the number of running workouts labeled as marathons based on total distance grouped by event date’s month. All years were merged to determine the most popular month from November 14, 2019, to Jan 1, 2024.
Table 4. Marathons run by individual month.
Table 4 represents the number of running workouts labeled as marathons based on total distance grouped by event date’s month. All months are represented individually.
Table 5. Average distance run per week during training by race day speed.
Table 5 represents the average weekly distance of marathon runners grouped by their marathon time in the twelve weeks leading up to the run (shown as negative numbers), the week of the marathon (shown as a zero), and the four weeks after (positive numbers). The top 10% of runners had a total time of 3 hours 27 minutes or less; the middle 10% had a total time of 4 hr 31 min to 4 hr 46 min; and the bottom 10% had a total time of 6 hr 5 min or more. Each group represented 127 runners out of the 1272 cohort, and if runners had multiple marathons, the fastest finishing time was chosen.
Table 6. VO2 max changes in training period
Table 6 represents the change in VO2 max marathon runners in the Apple Heart and Movement Study in the first 15 days and last 15 days of the training period studied.
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