• Nutrition · Jun 2021

    The importance of protein intake in master marathon runners.

    • Spyridon Methenitis, Azarias Mouratidis, Konstantina Manga, Eleanna Chalari, Konstantinos Feidantsis, Giannis Arnaoutis, Xrisi Arailoudi-Alexiadou, Petros Skepastianos, Apostolos Hatzitolios, Alexandros Mourouglakis, Athina Kaprara, Maria Hassapidou, and Sousana K Papadopoulou.
    • Department of Nutrition Sciences and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, International Hellenic University, Sindos, Thessaloniki, Greece; Sports Performance Laboratory, School of Physical Education and Sports Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece. Electronic address: smetheni@phed.uoa.gr.
    • Nutrition. 2021 Jun 1; 86: 111154.

    ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between protein intake (during the tapering period and the race), marathon performance, body composition, acute race-induced changes, and selected metabolic- and muscle damage-related blood biomarkers in recreational master runners.MethodsIn 58 experienced master runners (58.28 y ± 1.07 y, 174.06 cm ± 0.72 cm, 78.51 kg ± 0.76 kg body mass, 21.38% ± 0.52% body fat, mean ± SEM), nutritional intake was evaluated 1 wk before the race and during the marathon. Body composition was evaluated before and 2 h after the race. Blood samples were collected at the same time points.ResultsBody fat and lean body mass (LBM) were significantly reduced after the marathon (P < 0.01; η2: 0.311-0.888). Significant negative correlations were observed between energy intake from carbohydrates and proteins (expressed per LBM), marathon performance, and race-induced changes of blood metabolic-muscle damage indices (P < 0.05; r: -0.522 to -0.789). Positive correlations were observed between energy from carbohydrates and proteins per LBM, and body mass and LBM changes (P < 0.05; r: 0.485-0.814). The specific contribution of protein intakes per LBM (beta coefficient: -0.789 to 0.615) on race-induced changes of body composition and blood markers was the same as that of carbohydrate intakes per LBM (beta coefficient: -0.777 to 0.559).ConclusionsMarathon-induced changes in body composition and metabolic blood indices are highly related to protein intake, either during the tapering period or during the race, with runners experiencing the lowest changes when consuming higher protein intakes.Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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