RUNNERS’ MOTIVATIONAL DIMENSIONS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE ULTRA-MARATHON EVENTS AND THE COMPARISON OF THESE FACTORS WITH THEIR LIFE SATISFACTION AND SUCCESS PERCEPTIONS

The aim of this study is to examine runners’ motivation factors to participate in the ultra-marathon events and the comparison of these factors with their life satisfaction and success perceptions. The sample of the study were 31.1 % male (n: 96) and 68.9 % female (n: 213) participants who are randomly selected from Efes, Frig, Sapanca and BodRun Ultra Marathon Events in 2018. In the research, “Life Satisfaction Scale” is improved by Diener et al (1985), “Achievement Perception Scale” is improved by Bilgin and Kaynak and “The Motivational Factor Scale for Participating Ultra Marathon-UMMO” is improved by Caliskan (2018). The relations between variables are tested with correlation analysis Kruskall Wallis and Mann Whitney U Test. The results show that the motivation of the ultra-marathon runners were a significant and moderate relationship between both achievement perception and life satisfaction. In the results of the analysis, a positive and significant relationship was found between gender, marital status, age and income level of UMMO sub-dimensions