Be Positive and Engage in Training: Positive Orientation and Marathon Performance

Psychological mechanisms explaining running performance have not been fully identified yet. One of the factors potentially important in is positive orientation—a higher order construct capturing core self-esteem, life satisfaction, and optimism. The aim study was to investigate role orientation recreational runners. involved 204 runners taking part a marathon race. Before race, they reported their orientation, training engagement, BMI, previous experience. Actual measured using runners’ personal bib numbers objective time scores obtained from official competitors’ list after Structural equation modelling results show that also engagement before marathon, which turn predicts actual performance. extends understanding personality sport findings broaden evidence concerning effective functioning.