Survey Dataset on Recovery Strategies among Marathon Runners

Endurance athletes engaging in high-volume training use various recovery strategies, yet nostandardized approach exists. This study examined the relationship between athletic level(personal best marathon time, training volume) and recovery methods among Japaneserecreational marathon runners. From 1.1 million registered runners, 200,000 were randomlyselected, and of those, 5,189 responses were analyzed (mean age 51.2 ± 8.2 years). Thequestionnaire assessed demographics, running experience, personal best marathon time, trainingvolume, recovery methods used in the past year, interest in future use of these methods, andbathing frequency/duration.