Market trends indicate the distance running event industry is facing a running recession.
Since 2013, consumer demand has declined annually while supply increased. The current …

The purpose of this study was to examine the motives, constraints, and event selection
factors affecting consumers' decisions to participate in running events, specifically for a …

The current study examines whether a distance running event has the capacity to promote
participants' life satisfaction. The construct of psychological involvement was used to …

The increasing popularity of mass participant sport events has provided sport event
managers and scholars with an opportunity to contribute to a broader conversation on ways …

The authors investigated the influence of consumer characteristics (prior race experience,
gender, age, education, family structure, and area of residence) on event satisfaction and …

This study utilized an adaptation of the uni-dimensional involvement scale developed by
Josiam, Smeaton, and Clements (1999) to test Havitz and Dimanche's Proposition XI, which …

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

Participation in the sporting activity of distance running has increased considerably over the
last two decades. The sport is one that requires a strong dedication from its participants due …

Accumulating studies suggested that serious leisure qualities (SLQs) had an important
correlate to leisure motivation (LM). However, the role of SLQs on LM remains ambiguous …

To combat the declining number of finishers plaguing the distance-running industry, it is
increasingly important for organizers to optimize event satisfaction levels. Participants' …