red BOYES soe@ TRAIL RUNNERS’ HABITS INTRODUCTION ‘After 2 dlerapted years, fee getting beck to normal and Trall Running events have restarted In most ‘countries, Our community i finally able te meet again, and lly enjoy the sport weal love. [As anon-praft association representing Tal Running Worldwide, ts one of TRA's goals to provide ur ‘community with relevant information about our asepline. With ths woraide survey we gathered information on Tal Runners behatlor and habits While training and racing, The results ae bie summarized below. ‘We would tke to thank al the respondents for particpating in the survey. We hope that you fin the survey results intersting, as we certainly do. Ifyou would lke us to conduet surveys on athe toples in the future, do letus know,(@ THE SAMPLE RUNNERS 0 BRA RUNNERS. GENDER 82% MeN G3) ‘couNTRIES. a_ 18% WoMEN AGE 13,1%@ How IT sTARTED FIRST RUNNING EXPERIENCE START AGE ‘Your frat running expetonce was? [Rewhat age did you tan ball running?@ How IT sTARTED MOTIVATION ‘What motivates you the maz to do tal unning?™ sop maing_ [Ut eves aeons TT Reconnect with body I 28.1% Tacaernennerst #6 oo Powers 4° Falmer te TT 5: Dacornoeinces a 5% one) TT 135(@ TRAIL RUNNING EQUIPMENT SHOES ‘Which brandi ofall running shoes a you ure”@ TRAIL RUNNING EQUIPMENT PAIRS OF SHOES PER YEAR How many pairs of tall running shoes do you use per year?@ TRAIL RUNNING EQUIPMENT APPAREL ‘Which brandis} of wallrunning apparel do you ure™ uecrun(@ TRAIL RUNNING EQUIPMENT ‘SMART WATCH ANNUAL BUDGET FOR TRAIL RUNNING EQUIPMENT ‘inate your annua! bul@ TRAINING OTHER spoRTS DDoyou practive any ether spars yang ating 50> ‘ros eounty sng eckcibing eyo. wats ier@ TRAINING coach Deyouhaves coach allows paid ontne ining lan@ TRAINING ROAD TRAINING How many sessions do you run an road per we sce #7 Vive 9 I 25.0% amas oor remo (moos ‘men emery [tax tame [eae Piven [orm fret [set ‘TRACK TRAINING How many sessions do you runan ack per we eve in ‘oer A 2 mers 9 Smecrhs EE a0 eee ime stn Cente rerarw [am Teumarniw | 03%@ TRAINING ‘TRAIL TRAINING HOURS PER WEEK Hew many sessions do you run an Wal per week Hew many hours on average do you ain reek? running only) ee Ss ma ‘ners A 200% 2% smeeriv 287 Smeets N12 siete = a Beare o- ee feat a} ss rane ng@ TRAINING ELEVATION GAIN PER WEEK How much elevation gsi in meters an average do you do per week? (exetuding races) LONG SESSIONS ‘Beyou include long running resions in your taining program? ves [| 93% ™% No@ TRAINING LONG SESSION DURATION \Whatie the duration of your longer running reson? ELEVATION GAIN Whatie the averag ion gan of yourleong running resions?@ TRAINING RUNNING ‘Deyou take running Breaks during searons@ TRAINING INDURIES Have you ever been injured ars result ofyour Wain? ves [| 62% 38% JB vo What ype ofinjury did you haver™ naersprain tne type et apaine Spriad anke@ TRAINING SLEEPING How manyhours do yous desyseee8@ compPETING ‘TRAVELING TO RACE ‘Deyou travel abroad to race? ves | 49% 51% Bro ‘TRAVELING TO RACE Where to@ comPETING TRAVELING TO RACE Hew do you ually wave to yourraces abroad? ‘TRAVELING TO RACE How do you urually travel te yourlocal racer@ comPETING NUMBER OF RACES PER YEAR Hew mand raead do You rin ina year? FAVORITE DISTANCE RANGE \Whatir your fvorte race ditance Marathon 54a ohn) 10km 109 mer eth)@ compPETING 5-0 #9 ne 22% tn teeter ntreaes coe onthe. 92% ‘einer 20m 5 LONGEST RACE Hew many klometers was the longest race you have ever run? Marathon 58a ohm 1-109 miler 6m@ comPETING PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE BEFORE MARATHON Forraces farther than marathon ditanee, haw much pr have you had? Have you ever Been injured during s ace? 40% 60%@ comPETING INJURIES: ANNUAL BUDGET FOR RACE REGISTRATION FEES. ‘What ype ofinjury dia you haver™ ‘Whats your annual budget for race registration fez? eet ce-see 3% se rin ‘0c 20 2% Fone oe 27 cence cern —— Pre sce co or nea ree Sorane ane@ TRAIL RUNNERS’ HABITS SUMMARY ‘Rowd running would appear tobe the gateway to running ef most Trall Runners However, significant proportion of Tall Runners (20%) started eivectly on the tral. The majority began Trail Running aged dliscovering new places, andl ofcourse staying fit ana preparing for their next race ‘They look or specific gear and the malority invert between 200 nd 600 Euros per yea on Tail Running Hoka One One and Salomen ae the most favored shoe brand by more than one-third ofthe smartwatches - Garmin egistering clear lead with amet 60% of Tall Runners using & Garmin watch. Cresetraiing seems to bes common practicn aenang Tal Runners with biking fboth mountain snd read), swimming, and welghtlitingbodyulding asthe mest popular activites ‘The majority don’ have a coach and their weekly training inorporates 3 few rack and roa running sessions besides Tall Running. The accumulated weeky elevation gain fr mare than 60% of the respondents is between 500 and 2.000 meters. [Almost everyone includes long-running sessions in their weekly program and fr more than 20% the ‘duration ofthat long seston goes beyond 6 hour.@ TRAIL RUNNERS’ HABITS SUMMARY ‘Taking running breaks during seasons is alse a common practice fr mos runes, peslby to avoid inj ‘that affect more than 60% of the runners while training. The mest commen injures recorded were spraine [About half ofthe runners like to travel abroad to race, while the other half prefers to race locally. The majority pend between 100 snd 400 Euros per yea on registration fees More than 60% compete 1 to 6 times per year: Runners generally fier distances between the halfmaratinon nd the 50 Miles. buta significant propercion of runners (more than 40% has already tied races beyond! ‘Unsurprisingly, runners usualy start by racing shorter distances and progres towards longer distances with In contrast to training, most ofthe runners have never been injured during competitions. but sprained ankles