Why the study?
Does providing educational information on acute illness affect race participation (DNS) and completion (DNF) in symptomatic distance runners?
Does providing educational information on acute illness affect race participation (DNS) and completion (DNF) in symptomatic distance runners?
Pre-race acute illness symptoms are common among distance runners, and while educational interventions increase the rate of non-starters, those with systemic symptoms who choose to race have a nearly twofold higher risk of not finishing.
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Symptomatic runners before races may face higher DNF risk if starting; leaves open optimal pre-race illness screening guidance.
Tonder et al. (2016) studied this question.
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