The Impact of Family Life and Marital Status on the Motivations of Ultramarathoners: The Karkonosze Winter Ultramarathon Case Study

Malchrowicz-Mośko, Ewa; Waśkiewicz, Zbigniew

doi:10.3390/ijerph17186596

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“…Only partial concordance can also be seen with the study performed by Stempie ń [52], who showed statistically significant differences in motivation behind marathon running between men and women and noted that unrelated to performance were preferred by female runners. The dominance of the weight concern motive among women shown in our study was in turn recognised by Ogles and Masters [53] and Waśkiewicz et al [49], and the emphasis on the sports competition motive among men was confirmed in the study by Malchrowicz-Mośko and Waśkiewicz [54], which was conducted on novice runners in Poland when surveying participants taking part in Parkrun-runs organised in parks or other green areas over a distance of 5 kilometres. Overall, however, these results are only partially consistent with our study, as we did not show that female motivation was also associated with affiliation and self-esteem.…”

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Motivation and Eco-Attitudes among Night Runners during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Running surrounded by nature at night, often with limited contact with other people, is one of the safest physical activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this article is to determine what motivates night recreational runners and to analyse the differences between men and women according to age, and also to see whether the fact of having had COVID-19 or not matters when it comes to athletes’ motivation behind participating in runs. Runners were also asked about participating in cities or out-of-town events in terms of verifying the cleanliness of the air before running, using masks or running in green areas. 233 individuals in total participated in this descriptive, quantitative, cross-sectional study. The questionnaire uses the division of motives used in the Marathon Motivation Scale (MOMS) and a number of additional questions on environmental factors. Overall, the main motivation that drives night-time runners is health orientation, weight concern, personal goal achievement, psychological coping, life meaning and self-esteem. The research also showed higher scores for health orientation, recognition, psychological coping, life meaning and self-esteem among runners who had had COVID-19 than runners who had not had the virus. In addition, respondents clearly indicated that night running makes it easier to fall asleep and improves the quality of sleep. Most runners rated their mental health as being good, did not run in the morning despite better air levels, did not choose running events outside the urban area and did not check the air quality index before running. Therefore, it will be important for coaches, event organisers and other professionals to consider athletes’ age, gender, whether they have had COVID-19 and runners’ approaches to eco-attitudes when trying to understand their reasons for participating in different sports or leisure events, especially those that focus on a priority in shaping environmental attitudes.

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Motivation and Eco-Attitudes among Night Runners during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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“…Our results showed that health orientation motives to participate of ultramarathoners were the lowest, followed by marathon runners and 5K runners. For their part, Malchrowicz-Mośko and Waśkiewicz [22] analyzed the impact of family and partner relationships on the motivation behind participating in ultramarathons and found that running ultramarathons can be a threat to the relationship. It is therefore good practice to start running together or organize running events together involving family members.…”

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“…Likewise, motivations related to running a marathon have been addressed in the literature [13][14][15]. Moreover, in an effort to understand which motives are behind a very demanding effort like an ultramarathon, several studies have been carried out in the last decade [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26].…”

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“…So far, however, marital status and different age categories have been extremely rarely analyzed in relation to the motives for participation in ultramarathon, marathon, and 5K runs [22,37,38]. Emerging single studies, however, have never been verified for differences at different distances within the same sociocultural environment [39,40].…”

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Motivational Differences between 5K Runners, Marathoners and Ultramarathoners in Poland

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The aim of the study was to determine the reasons for practicing different running distances (5K run, marathon, and ultramarathon), and to analyze the differences in each type according to gender, age, and marital status. An empirical study was conducted during the 2020 Karkonosze Winter Ultramarathon, 20th PKO Poznan Marathon, and 5K run—Parkrun Poznan and City Trail, over the course of which we interviewed 925 runners. A total of 267 ultramarathoners, 493 marathon runners, and 165 Parkrun and City Trail participants took part in the cross-sectional study, which used the diagnostic survey method. The questionnaire employed the division of motives used by the Motivation of Marathoners Scale (MOMS) by Masters et al., adapted to the Polish language by Dybała. No significant differences were found in any of the disciplines based on gender or marital status, although the results showed that weight concern increased with increasing age range in all the running distances analyzed. In addition, in 5K run and marathon runners, weight concern decreased in the 36 to 50 age range, but subsequently increased in those over 51 years of age. Therefore, it will be important for coaches and other professionals to consider athletes’ age when trying to understand their motives to participate in different disciplines.

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“…However, few studies have been dedicated to motivations of ultramarathon runners. Frick (2011) examined motives of male and female ultramarathon runners, Krouse et al (2011) evaluated motives of female ultramarathon participants, Malchrowicz-Mośko and Waśkiewicz (2020) and Thuany et al (2021) analyzed motivation of an ultramarathoner in relation to their family life and marital status or socioeconomic status. They indicated that the most important motivations for running were related to personal goal achievement, health orientation, and selfesteem.…”

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Age-Related Differences in Motivation of Recreational Runners, Marathoners, and Ultra-Marathoners

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Aim: This study was aimed to investigate the influence of age on the motivations of various types of runners, namely, marathoners, ultra-marathoners, and non-starters.Methods: A total of 1,537 runners including 380 women (24.7%) and 1,157 men (75.3%) took part in the diagnostic survey and completed the motivations of marathoners’ scales questionnaire (MOMS). The effect sizes were estimated.Results: The article presents several statistically significant differences in the impact of age on the motivations of runners in different categories and compares the motivations of marathon runners, ultramarathon runners, and non-starters. The results show that young non-starters decide to run for personal goal achievement, and for both marathon and ultramarathon runners, recognition and competition are important. However, for older people in all groups (non-starters, marathoners, and ultramarathoners), personal goal achievement is of the least importance. Among the oldest runners, the most important motives were self-esteem for non-starters and health orientation for marathoners and ultramarathoners.

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The Impact of Family Life and Marital Status on the Motivations of Ultramarathoners: The Karkonosze Winter Ultramarathon Case Study

Cited by 11 publications

References 35 publications

Motivation and Eco-Attitudes among Night Runners during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Motivation and Eco-Attitudes among Night Runners during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Motivational Differences between 5K Runners, Marathoners and Ultramarathoners in Poland

Age-Related Differences in Motivation of Recreational Runners, Marathoners, and Ultra-Marathoners

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