Percepción del éxito en maratonistas en función de sus hábitos de entrenamiento (Perception of success in marathoners depending on their training habits)

Abstract

Se pretendía conocer qué relaciones predictivas presentaban diversas variables de entrenamiento sobre la percepción del éxito en una amplia muestra de 1795 corredores de fondo en ruta (1105 españoles, 690 mexicanos). De ellos, el 85.65% fueron hombres con una edad de M=38.98 (DT=10.45), y el 14.35% mujeres, con una edad M=37.88 (DT=9.80). La recogida de datos se llevó a cabo mediante un cuestionario que incluía la adaptación al castellano del Perception of Success Questionnaire (POSQ) y diversas variables de entrenamiento. Se obtuvieron valiosos datos de entrenamiento, que los valores en las orientaciones de meta de los corredores fueron medios y similares, así como dos sólidos modelos predictivos de las orientaciones de meta en función de sus hábitos de entrenamiento claramente diferenciados por sexos.Abstract. We pretended to find out which predictive relationships would be introduced by some training habits, concerning the winning perception of a broad sample of 1795 long-distance road runners (1105 Spanish, 690 Mexicans). Of them, 85.65% were men, aged M=37.88 (SD=10.45) and 14.35% were women, aged M=37.88 (SD=9.80). The data was obtained by a questionnaire that containing adapting to Spanish the following: Perception of Success Questionnaire (POSQ) and some training habits. Valuable training data were obtained, that the values obtained on the goal orientations of the runners were moderate and similar, as well as two solid predictive models of the goal orientations according to their training habits clearly differentiated by sex.

Study of the Motivation of Spanish Amateur Runners Based on Training Patterns and Gender

“…The men considered themselves to be more self-sufficient than the women, preferring not to train alone and to do so without the advice of a coach. This was similar to the results of other studies [27,28] where a higher percentage of women than men had coaches.…”

“…The data from the present study showed that men trained for more hours than women. The studies by [28,32] found the same. However, in these and other studies [27,28,32], the women were less inclined to train alone than men.…”

“…The studies by [28,32] found the same. However, in these and other studies [27,28,32], the women were less inclined to train alone than men. This contrasts with the findings of the present study, where women tended to train alone or with friends, while men preferred to train with friends or family.…”

“…They have indicated that the older the participant, the greater his or her task goal orientation, and conversely, the younger the participant, the greater his or her ego orientation [22][23][24]. On the other hand, for the gender variable, the results are somewhat contradictory, since despite the fact that there are studies showing that motives are more linked to a profile focused on performance and competition for men tan for women [23,25,26], the studies that have analysed goal orientation have not found significant differences between the genders [27][28][29].…”

Customer Loyalty in Recreational Long-Distance Races: Differences Between Novice and Experienced Runners

“…In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of amateur and recreational running events around the world, as well as in the number of people participating in these events (Barandun et al, 2012;Zarauz-Sancho et al, 2017). Running is one of the most popular forms of exercise and physical activity (see, e.g., Sport England, 2020, p. 14).…”