Table 1. Characteristics of the participants (n=27 men)† .
Mean (SD) Range
Age (y) 41.3 (3.8) 22.9-57.8
Body height (m) 1.79 (.07) 1.62-1.93
Body mass (kg) †  80.1 (8.9) 61.4-101.7
Mountain racing experience (y) 5.6 (5.4) 1-19
Finish time‡†  (h:m:s) 3:00:13 (0:35:18) 2:04:30-4:11:30
† Pre-race value.
‡ 1yr: n=8, 2-5yrs: n=8, 6-8y: n=6, 10-15yrs: n=3, 19-20yrs: n=2
‡†  n=17 from 1st to 97th (2:04:18 to 3:10:42) and n=10 from 125th to 205th (3:18:12 to 4:11:18).