Drinking during marathon running in extreme heat: A video analysis study of the top finishers in the 2004 Athens Olympic marathons

dc.contributor.authorHew-Butler, Tamara
dc.contributor.authorVan Rooyen, Michele
dc.contributor.authorNoakes, Timoth
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-15T07:38:03Z
dc.date.available2017-12-15T07:38:03Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.date.updated2016-01-15T07:44:53Z
dc.description.abstractObjective. To assess the drinking behaviours of top competitors during an Olympic marathon. Methods. Retrospective video analysis of the top four finishers in both the male and female 2004 Athens Olympic marathons plus the pre-race favourite in the female race in order to assess total time spent drinking. One male and female runner involved in a laboratory drinking simulation trial. Results. For the five female athletes, 37 of a possible 73 drinking episodes were captured. The female race winner was filmed at 11 of 15 drinking stations. Her total drinking time was 23.6 seconds; extrapolated over 15 seconds this would have increased to 32.2 seconds for a total of 27 sips of fluid during the race. Eighteen of a possible 60 drinking episodes for the top four male marathon finishers were filmed. The total drinking time for those 18 episodes was 11.4 seconds. A laboratory simulation found that a female athlete of approximately the same weight as the female Olympic winner might have been able to ingest a maximum of 810 ml (350 ml.h-1) from 27 sips whilst running at her best marathon pace whereas a male might have drunk a maximum of 720 ml (330 ml.h-1) from 9 sips under the same conditions. Conclusions. These data suggest that both the female and male 2004 Olympic Marathon winners drank minimal total amounts of fluid (<1 litre) in hot (>30ÂșC) temperatures while completing the marathon with race times within 2.5% of the Olympic record.
dc.identifier.apacitationHew-Butler, T., Van Rooyen, M., & Noakes, T. (2010). Drinking during marathon running in extreme heat: A video analysis study of the top finishers in the 2004 Athens Olympic marathons. <i>South African Journal of Sport Medicine</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26724en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationHew-Butler, Tamara, Michele Van Rooyen, and Timoth Noakes "Drinking during marathon running in extreme heat: A video analysis study of the top finishers in the 2004 Athens Olympic marathons." <i>South African Journal of Sport Medicine</i> (2010) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26724en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationVan Rooyen, M., Hew-Butler, T., & Noakes, T. D. (2010). Drinking during marathon running in extreme heat: a video analysis study of the top finishers in the 2004 Athens Olympic marathons. South African Journal of Sports Medicine, 22(3), 55-61.
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Hew-Butler, Tamara AU - Van Rooyen, Michele AU - Noakes, Timoth AB - Objective. To assess the drinking behaviours of top competitors during an Olympic marathon. Methods. Retrospective video analysis of the top four finishers in both the male and female 2004 Athens Olympic marathons plus the pre-race favourite in the female race in order to assess total time spent drinking. One male and female runner involved in a laboratory drinking simulation trial. Results. For the five female athletes, 37 of a possible 73 drinking episodes were captured. The female race winner was filmed at 11 of 15 drinking stations. Her total drinking time was 23.6 seconds; extrapolated over 15 seconds this would have increased to 32.2 seconds for a total of 27 sips of fluid during the race. Eighteen of a possible 60 drinking episodes for the top four male marathon finishers were filmed. The total drinking time for those 18 episodes was 11.4 seconds. A laboratory simulation found that a female athlete of approximately the same weight as the female Olympic winner might have been able to ingest a maximum of 810 ml (350 ml.h-1) from 27 sips whilst running at her best marathon pace whereas a male might have drunk a maximum of 720 ml (330 ml.h-1) from 9 sips under the same conditions. Conclusions. These data suggest that both the female and male 2004 Olympic Marathon winners drank minimal total amounts of fluid (<1 litre) in hot (>30ÂșC) temperatures while completing the marathon with race times within 2.5% of the Olympic record. DA - 2010 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - South African Journal of Sport Medicine LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2010 T1 - Drinking during marathon running in extreme heat: A video analysis study of the top finishers in the 2004 Athens Olympic marathons TI - Drinking during marathon running in extreme heat: A video analysis study of the top finishers in the 2004 Athens Olympic marathons UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26724 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/26724
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationHew-Butler T, Van Rooyen M, Noakes T. Drinking during marathon running in extreme heat: A video analysis study of the top finishers in the 2004 Athens Olympic marathons. South African Journal of Sport Medicine. 2010; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26724.en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.departmentMRC/UCT RU for Exercise and Sport Medicineen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.sourceSouth African Journal of Sport Medicine
dc.source.urihttp://journals.assaf.org.za/index.php/sajsm
dc.titleDrinking during marathon running in extreme heat: A video analysis study of the top finishers in the 2004 Athens Olympic marathons
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