The unique physiological attributes of marathoners have long been recognised, but until the
pioneering research of Morgan and Pollock (1977) little was known about their …

Four topics are addressed: fluid/fuel replacement during the marathon, marathoning and
susceptibility to infection; psychological aspects of elite marathoners and the gender gap in …

The stress imposed during marathon competition is arduous, to say the least, and
marathoners have previously been observed to possess unique anatomical and …

Participation in marathons has dramatically increased over the last few years. Marathon
running has many proven beneficial effects, especially on cardiovascular health and fitness …

Objectives An 'ultra-marathon'is a footrace over a distance> 42.2 km. There is considerable
interest in the psychological characteristics of ultra-marathon runners ('ultra-runners') and …

A Personality ProfiLle Of Ultramarathon Runners: A Little Deviance May Go A Long Way
Carlyle Folkins University of California, Davis Noa Wieselberg-Bell1 University of California …

The limited longitudinal research dealing with the influence of involvement in sport during
the earlyyears on outcomes in the middle or later years has tended to focus on physical …

This study was designed to examine some of the psychosocial factors underlying the recent
marathon boom. A survey of 459 marathoners varying in age, sex, ability, and experience …

The relationship between motivations for running a marathon and the benefits derived from
its completion has not been systematically explored in the sport psychology literature. This …

RESULTS One way ANOVA's showed significant differences for personality, physiological
and training measures between marathon runners and joggers. Significant group …