This narrative review study seeks to consolidate the existing knowledge on motivational
factors that influence marathon and ultramarathon runners. The primary aim is to collect and …

The participation of recreational runners in sport events ranging from 5 km to ultra-
endurance races have increased dramatically during the last decades and this phenomenon …

The aim of the present study was to examine the motivation of recreational runners and its
variation by sex, age, and performance level. Finishers (female: n= 32, age 40.1±9.0 years …

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 …

Accompanied by the growing popularity of distance running, the prevalence of vegan and
vegetarian diets in endurance runners has increased across the globe and especially in …

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 …

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 …

Until recently, it was thought that maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) was elicited only in
middle-distance events and not the sprint or marathon distances. We tested the hypothesis …

The question of cardiac strain arises when considering the emerging class of recreational
runners whose running strategy could be a non-optimal running pace. Heart rate (HR) …

Despite the increased scientific interest in the relationship between pacing and performance
in marathon running, little information is available about the association of pacing with …