ArticlePsychology research and behavior management2019
Motivation in ultra-marathon runners.
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- Personality of marathon runners: a narrative review of recent findings.EXCLI journal · 2024Review
- Motivation of Marathon and Ultra-Marathon Runners. A Narrative Review.Psychology research and behavior management · 2024Review
- Sex Differences in Participation and Performance Trends in Time-Limited Ultramarathon Events.Translational sports medicine · 2024Article
- Differences in race history by distance of recreational endurance runners from The NURMI Study (Step 2).Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Mental Toughness and Resilience in Trail Runner's Performance.Perceptual and motor skills · 2023Article
- A macro to micro analysis to understand performance in 100-mile ultra-marathons worldwide.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- A new temporal framework for the passionate engagement journey of ultra-endurance athletes: A qualitative investigation.PloS one · 2023Article
- Ultra culture-ultra reality: a content analysis of YouTube depictions of ultra endurance sport and comparisons to scientific literature.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2023Article
- Differences in training characteristics of recreational endurance runners by race distance - results from the NURMI Study (Step 2).Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Health status of recreational runners over 10-km up to ultra-marathon distance based on data of the NURMI Study Step 2.Scientific reports · 2022Article
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Abstract
Background: In ultra-marathon running the proper motivation of the athlete is one of the milestones, not only during the races, but also during the practice sessions, which are long and very exhausting. Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the relationship of sport experience (expressed as number of finishes in ultra-marathons) with motivation characteristics of ultra-marathon runners. Subjects and methods: The Motivation of Marathoners Scale examined the motivation of ultra-marathon runners compared to endurance runners of shorter distances (control group). Participants were 1,539 Polish runners, 382 women (24.7%) and 1,157 men (75.3%). Ultra-marathoners (N=425; 26.7%) finished at least one ultra-marathon, whereas the control group consisted of runners of shorter distances (N=1,114, 72.3%). Results: Ultra-marathoners had higher scores in affiliation (3.55±1.60 vs 3.34±1.62, Conclusions: These findings should be considered by sport psychologists and other professionals to develop performance-tailored interventions for ultra-marathoners.
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