Abstract:Ultrarunning requires extraordinary endurance, but the psychological factors involved in successful ultrarunning are not well understood. One widely held view is that fluctuations in mood may play a pivotal role in performance during endurance events. However, this view is primarily based on comparisons of mood before and after marathons and shorter running events. Few studies have explicitly examined mood changes during ultra running, and they have tended to have small samples and/or be lab based rather than … Show more
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