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Fragestellung und Methode: Ausgehend von einer handlungsorientierten Grundkonzeption untersucht die vorliegende Studie die Inhalte, die Phasenstruktur und die handlungsregulierenden Funktionen von Selbstgesprächen in Schmerzsituationen während eines Marathonlaufes. Hierzu wurden 30 Läufer retrospektiv mit Hilfe eines halbstrukturierten Interviewleitfadens zu Schmerzerlebnissen und ihren Bewältigungsversuchen während des Laufes befragt. Von diesen Athleten berichteten 17 explizit über Selbstgesprächstechniken bei Schmerzen während des Laufes. Ergebnisse der qualitativen Inhaltsanalyse: Selbstgespräche beziehen sich sowohl auf den Schmerz (schmerzorientierte Selbstgespräche) als auch auf hierarchisch darüber liegende Handlungsebenen (aufgabeorientierte Selbstgespräche). Selbstgespräche können in allen Phasen der Handlung (Antizipation, Realisierung, Interpretation) vorkommen, werden jedoch schwerpunktmäßig im Rahmen der Antizipation, das heißt bei der Situationswahrnehmung und -bewertung sowie der Handlungsinitiierung angewendet. Die Funktionen von Selbstgesprächen liegen vorrangig in der Analyse und Relativierung der Situation und Planung, Initiierung und Kontrolle der Bewältigungshandlung. Schlussfolgerungen: Die Ergebnisse der Studie geben Hinweise darauf, dass durch Selbstgespräche nicht nur der horizontal sondern auch der vertikal organisierte Handlungsprozess beeinflusst wird. Weiterhin scheinen Selbstgespräche beim Aufbau schmerzorientierter Selbstwirksamkeit eine große Rolle zu spielen. Transfermöglichkeiten auf die psychologische Behandlung chronischer Schmerzprozesse werden diskutiert.

Intro -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. From Darkness to Light -- 2. Wheels Up -- 3. Kabul -- 4. The Organizers -- 5. Bamyan Valley -- 6. School in a Cave -- 7. Skateistan -- 8. Marathon of Afghanistan -- 9. Women and Girls Racing in Afghanistan, 2016 -- 10. Winding Down -- 11. Next Steps -- 12. TEDx - Life is a Relay -- 13. Camping in Afghanistan, Racing in Canada -- 14. Ice-Skating in Afghanistan -- 15. The Secret Marathon 3K -- Afterword -- Acknowledgements -- About the Author -- Copyright Page.

"This book documents short stories of inspirational local runners who were involved in the creation of Sundown Marathon or had participated and succeeded in the night race. Featuring the likes of Adrian Mok, Mok Ying Ren, Neo Jie Shi and many others, this collection features stories that uncover some of their own personal journeys and insights into their running experiences. By showcasing how these runners persevere in search of success, it is hoped that this book can inspire others to overcome their challenges and achieve their dreams. Runnerdotes: A Collection of Anecdotes from Inspirational Runners is a tribute to those who helped shape the running scene in Singapore."--Publisher's website.

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Contributors -- Running Tourism and the Global Rise of Small Scale Sport Tourism Events -- Introduction -- Challenges in Categorization and Accounting in Small Scale Sport Tourism Events -- Fluctuations in Topography, Climate, and Seasonality -- The Global Sport Tourism Industry -- Sustainable Development Policies and Small Scale Sport Tourism Events -- The Aim and Structure of the Book -- References -- Sport Tourism Events and Local Sustainable Development: An Overview -- Introduction -- Sport Tourism -- Sport Tourism Events -- Sport Tourism and Sustainable Development -- Small Scale Sport Tourism Events and Local Sustainable Development -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- A Comparative Method of Analysing Small Scale Sport Tourism Events: Half Marathons -- Introduction -- A Proposed Mixed Method Approach -- Foundations for Comparison -- Survey Instrument/Questionnaire -- Semi-Structured Interviews -- Direct Observation -- Limitations and Challenges -- Future Directions and Forthcoming Chapters -- References -- Algeria: Impacts of Sport Tourism Events. The Case of International Half Marathon of the City of Béjaia -- Introduction -- Objective of the Study -- The General Framework of the Study -- Bejaïa Half Marathon -- Analysis of Participants' Survey -- Special File for Sample -- A National Race -- Loyalty Is Strengthened -- Irregular Travel Group -- The Motives of the Participants -- Participants' Expenses -- The Tangibility of Participants for the Environmental Protection -- Marathon as a Supporter of the City Tourist Attractiveness -- Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- Brasil: The Impact of Small Scale Sport Tourism Events. The Case of the 21k Guarujá 2016 -- Introduction -- Sport Tourism in Brasil -- The 21 k Guarujá 2016 -- The State of São Paulo and the City of Guarujá.

Japanese have been fervid long-distance runners for many centuries. 'Marathon Japan' is a comprehensive English-language chronicle of the history of this important part of Japanese sports culture. It traces the development of distance racing beginning with the Stockholm Olympics of 1912, when the Japanese government used athletics as a means of winning the respect of Western countries and achieving parity with the world powers.

For many amateur long-distance runners the marathon is not merely an event – it is a demanding activity, both physically and mentally. While being immersed in this activity they enter the running social world and undergo a process of identity transformation. This process encompasses immersion into a 'zone' that is often outside the partnership of marriage and includes absorption into social networks that are unlimited in time and place. In this study, an ethnographic research design was utilized, employing a combination of participant observation, interviews, and website analysis. Key findings illustrate both the complexity and the fragility regarding the encouragement of the non-running partner. It is suggested that, even if the non-running partner is supportive, embracing a serious marathon identity by the running partner can jeopardize the marriage. In other words, the partnership may crumble due to the identity transformation of one of the partners when the other doesn't play an active part in the new social world.

Since the turn of the millennium, the number of Estonians running at least one marathon a year has grown nearly twentyfold. This paper links the marathon boom in Estonia to novel ideas about the "good life" among a subset of the country's middle class, also situating the phenomenon in the broader context of post-1991 socio-economic changes. Drawing on fifty narrative interviews with recreational runners and a content analysis of various runners' blogs, the article pays special attention to "runners' bodies." Recreational marathoners consciously put their bodies at the service of their "selves" by submitting the body to regular physical strain, which fits with their distinctively middle-class ideals of self-discipline, motivation, diligence, and perseverance. But runners' bodies are also "bodies for others"—they not only encapsulate but also display these ideals. Approaching runners' bodies as "bodies for selves" and as "bodies for others," the article makes two arguments. Firstly, a fit body as physical capital and the "purposeful suffering" that long-distance running almost inevitably leads to have recently shifted to the core of living a "good life" in the case of growing numbers of the Estonian middle class. Secondly, the "others" for middle-class runners' bodies are first and foremost the sedentary and generally overweight bodies of their own class. For a subset of the Estonian middle class, a slim and fit running body, in combination with changed consumption practices and reference groups, serves to distinguish themselves from the generalised idea of a middle-class person in today's Estonia.