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Tart cherries (TC) have become a popular nutritional strategy for exercise recovery, particularly for attenuation of markers associated with muscle damage and inflammation.<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>Research question.<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>The aim of this study was to examine the effect of a yet-to-be-explored cultivar (Vistula) of TC on recovery following a marathon.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Thirty-five recreationally trained marathon runners (mean\u2009\u00b1\u2009SD age, stature, and mass were 40\u2009\u00b1\u200910\u00a0years old, 176.5\u2009\u00b1\u200910.2\u00a0cm, and 78.8\u2009\u00b1\u200913.8\u00a0kg, respectively) completed an undulating marathon course. Participants were randomised to receive either freeze-dried TC powder or calorie-matched placebo (17 TC, 18 placebo) for 7\u00a0days, with the marathon on day 5 of supplementation. Maximal voluntary contractions (MVC), counter movement jumps (CMJ), muscle soreness (DOMS), plasma creatine kinase (CK), and high-sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) were assessed before, immediately after, and at 24- and 48-h post marathon.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      There were significant changes over time for all variables (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001) indicating muscle damage. There were no treatment or interaction effects for MVC, CMJ, DOMS, and CK (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&gt;\u20090.2). However, there was a treatment effect for hs-CRP, where the TC group experienced lower levels of hs-CRP (mean\u2009\u00b1\u2009SD during recovery: TC 7.9\u2009\u00b1\u20093.5, placebo 12.5\u2009\u00b1\u20095.1\u00a0mg\/L,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.031).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The marathon caused changes in muscle damage and inflammation indices. 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