Injuries and lack of motivation are common reasons for discontinuation of running. Real-time
feedback from wearables can reduce discontinuation by reducing injury risk and improving …

Introduction: The aim of this review was to systematically synthesize the published literature
describing the psychological and behavioral correlates of recreational running in adults …

Over the last 13 years, parkrun has grown from a small time trial in Bushy Park, London, to
become a global social movement. During this time, much has been claimed about the …

Background Recreational running has greatly increased over the last decade, and different
research has tried to understand the motivation that leads these amateur athletes to run …

The aim of this study was to compare the motivations of successful marathon finishers (n=
1,243) and inexperienced runners (control group, n= 296). A total of 1,537 runners with 380 …

Fitness wearables and apps provide users with quantified information about their exercise
behaviour. Users often access this information on online fitness communities (OFCs) such …

Mass participant sport events (MPSEs) have experienced substantial growth both in the
amount and types of events offered. The endurance event industry has recently shifted …

As a key modulator of training adaptations and racing performance, nutrition plays a critical
role in endurance runners' success, and the training/racing behaviors of runners are …

The purpose of this research was to describe reasons for participating in a marathon and
their association with marital status, age, and sex. Four hundred and ninety-three runners in …

Given the steady decline of African American participation in and consumption of
professional baseball in the United States, sport marketers are faced with challenges of …