Faculty of Sport Sciences, Eugeniusz Piasecki University of Physical Education in Poznań, 61-871 Poznań, Poland.
Faculty of Sport Sciences, Jerzy Kukuczka University of Physical Education in Katowice, 40-065 Poznań, Poland.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Sep 10;17(18):6596. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17186596.
The aim of this study was to investigate how family life and marital status influence the motivations of ultramarathoners. Two-hundred-sixty-seven Polish athletes participated in the diagnostic survey during the Karkonosze Winter Ultramarathon. The Polish version of the Motivation of Marathoner Scale was used. The motivations of ultra-runners were investigated among the following groups of respondents: people in a relationship/marriage; singles; people with children vs. childless people; people who run alone and with a partner; people who parted with a partner because of lack of support for running. Research results can be useful for sport managers-e.g., findings show the relative importance of modern sport for singles in the second half of life. Research has also shown how people in relationships and people with children can be realized through demanding long-distance running. We also found that running ultramarathons can pose a threat to a relationship.
本研究旨在探讨家庭生活和婚姻状况如何影响超长马拉松运动员的动机。在卡托维兹冬季超长马拉松比赛期间，267 名波兰运动员参加了诊断调查。使用了波兰版马拉松运动员动机量表。对以下几组受访者的超长跑者动机进行了调查：有伴侣/已婚人士；单身人士；有子女的人与无子女的人；独自跑步和与伴侣一起跑步的人；因缺乏对跑步的支持而与伴侣分开的人。研究结果对体育经理来说可能很有用-例如，研究结果表明现代运动对生命后半段的单身人士的相对重要性。研究还表明，有伴侣的人和有孩子的人如何可以通过参加长跑来实现自己的价值。我们还发现，参加超长马拉松比赛可能会威胁到一段关系。
