July 1, 2010Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine
Youth Marathon Runners and Race Day Medical Risk Over 26 Years
Why the study?
Does running a marathon increase the risk of race day medical encounters in youth compared to adult finishers?
Population
310 marathon finishers aged 7 to 17 years at the Twin Cities Marathon from 1982 to 2007
Comparison
Running a 42-km road marathon vs Adult marathon finishers
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Race day
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Discussion
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Implication
No increased minor encounter risk in youth marathoners; leaves open confirmation in larger prospective cohorts.
Structured PICO
Does running a marathon increase the risk of race day medical encounters in youth compared to adult finishers?
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Population
310 marathon finishers aged 7 to 17 years (225 boys and 85 girls) at the Twin Cities Marathon from 1982 to 2007
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Intervention
Running a 42-km road marathon
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Comparator
Adult marathon finishers
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Outcome
Age group marathon finishers and medical encounters (incidence, type, and severity of medical problems)safety
Youth marathon runners have a low risk of acute race day medical encounters that is not statistically different from adult finishers.
Cite This Study
Roberts et al. (2010) studied this question.