Risk Taking Runners Slow More in the Marathon
Much research has explored the physiological, energetic, environmental, and psychological factors that influence pacing in endurance events. Although this research has generally neglected the role of psychological variation across individuals, recent studies have hinted at its importance. Here we co...
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| description | Much research has explored the physiological, energetic, environmental, and psychological factors that influence pacing in endurance events. Although this research has generally neglected the role of psychological variation across individuals, recent studies have hinted at its importance. Here we conducted an online survey of over 1,300 marathon runners, testing whether any of five psychological constructs – competitiveness, goal achievement, risk taking in pace (RTP), domain-specific risk taking, and willingness to suffer in the marathon – predicted slowing in runners’ most recent marathons. Analyses revealed that RTP – the extent to which runners agreed that they began the marathon at a pace that was so fast that it would jeopardize their capacity to maintain this pace throughout the event – was a robust predictor of marathon slowing. RTP proved a substantial predictor even in regression models controlling for the other psychological constructs, training, experience, and other known pacing correlates. This result suggests that marathoners consider trade-offs when making pacing decisions, and that individuals vary in their pacing decision making. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8b34e635ee1844a091cb930943b1ba992022-12-22T03:49:08ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782019-02-011010.3389/fpsyg.2019.00333421762Risk Taking Runners Slow More in the MarathonRobert O. Deaner0Vittorio Addona1Brian Hanley2Department of Psychology, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI, United StatesDepartment of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, Macalester College, Saint Paul, MN, United StatesCarnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United KingdomMuch research has explored the physiological, energetic, environmental, and psychological factors that influence pacing in endurance events. Although this research has generally neglected the role of psychological variation across individuals, recent studies have hinted at its importance. Here we conducted an online survey of over 1,300 marathon runners, testing whether any of five psychological constructs – competitiveness, goal achievement, risk taking in pace (RTP), domain-specific risk taking, and willingness to suffer in the marathon – predicted slowing in runners’ most recent marathons. Analyses revealed that RTP – the extent to which runners agreed that they began the marathon at a pace that was so fast that it would jeopardize their capacity to maintain this pace throughout the event – was a robust predictor of marathon slowing. RTP proved a substantial predictor even in regression models controlling for the other psychological constructs, training, experience, and other known pacing correlates. This result suggests that marathoners consider trade-offs when making pacing decisions, and that individuals vary in their pacing decision making.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00333/fullDOSPERTdecision makingdiscomfortdistance runningpacingrisk taking |
| spellingShingle | Robert O. Deaner Vittorio Addona Brian Hanley Risk Taking Runners Slow More in the Marathon Frontiers in Psychology DOSPERT decision making discomfort distance running pacing risk taking |
| title | Risk Taking Runners Slow More in the Marathon |
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| title_short | Risk Taking Runners Slow More in the Marathon |
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| topic | DOSPERT decision making discomfort distance running pacing risk taking |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00333/full |
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