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

Ewa Malchrowicz-Mośko and Zbigniew Waśkiewicz
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Ewa Malchrowicz-Mośko: Faculty of Sport Sciences, Eugeniusz Piasecki University of Physical Education in Poznań, 61-871 Poznań, Poland
Zbigniew Waśkiewicz: Faculty of Sport Sciences, Jerzy Kukuczka University of Physical Education in Katowice, 40-065 Poznań, Poland

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 18, 1-12

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: long-distance running; ultramarathon; motivation; family life; marital status (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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