Robinson James N, Fontana Mark Alan, Metzl Jordan D, Dixit Sameer, Kliethermes Stephanie A, Quijano Brianna, Toresdahl Brett
Primary Sports Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
Center for Analytics, Modeling, and Performance Center for the Advancement of Value in Musculoskeletal Care, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA.
BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med. 2021 Nov 24;7(4):e001192. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2021-001192. eCollection 2021.
To survey runners and triathletes about their willingness to resume in-person racing during the COVID-19 pandemic, health concerns related to mass races and changes in running patterns since the start of the pandemic.
An electronic survey was distributed from 15 July to 1 September 2020 to runners and triathletes by New York Road Runners, ASICS North America, and race medical directors, and through social media.
Runners and triathletes 18 years of age or older who participated in at least one race in 2019.
A total of 2278 surveys were received. Not all participants answered every question; the denominator represents the number of responses to each question. Most participants were from the USA (1620/1940, 83.5%), of which over half were from New York (812/1475, 55.1%). Regarding when respondents would feel comfortable returning to in-person racing, the most frequent response was 'Whenever local laws allow, but only if there are sufficient precautions' (954/2173, 43.9%), followed by 'Not until there is a vaccine' (540/2173, 24.9%). The most common concerns about in-person races were crowded starting corrals (1802/2084, 86.5%), the number of COVID-19 cases in the race location (1585/2084, 76.1%) and the number of participants (1517/2084, 72.8%). Comparing running patterns before the pandemic to Summer 2020, the mean weekly mileage decreased from 25.5 (SD 15.4) miles to 22.7 (16.2) miles (p<0.001).
Most runners are willing to return to racing when local laws allow, though as of Summer 2020, many desired certain precautions to feel comfortable.
就新冠疫情期间恢复线下比赛的意愿、与大规模赛事相关的健康担忧以及自疫情开始以来跑步模式的变化，对跑步者和铁人三项运动员展开调查。
2020年7月15日至9月1日，纽约路跑协会、亚瑟士北美公司和赛事医疗主管通过社交媒体，向跑步者和铁人三项运动员发放了一份电子调查问卷。
年龄在18岁及以上、2019年至少参加过一场比赛的跑步者和铁人三项运动员。
共收到2278份调查问卷。并非所有参与者都回答了每个问题；分母代表每个问题的回答数量。大多数参与者来自美国（1620/1940，83.5%），其中一半以上来自纽约（812/1475，55.1%）。关于受访者何时会对恢复线下比赛感到安心，最常见的回答是“只要当地法律允许，但前提是有足够的预防措施”（954/2173，43.9%），其次是“直到有疫苗才会参加”（540/2173，24.9%）。对线下比赛最常见的担忧是起跑区拥挤（1802/2084，86.5%）、比赛地点的新冠病例数量（1585/2084，76.1%）和参赛人数（1517/2084，72.8%）。将疫情前的跑步模式与2020年夏季进行比较，平均每周里程数从25.5（标准差15.4）英里降至22.7（16.2）英里（p<0.001）。
大多数跑步者愿意在当地法律允许时恢复比赛，不过截至2020年夏季，许多人希望采取某些预防措施才会感到安心。
