In it for the Long Run: An Ethnography of Psychological and Social Benefits of Distance Running

Recreational running is an activity increasing in popularity (Running USA, 2012). The current study sought to gain an ‘insiders’ perspective into the ‘lived experiences’ and social world of distance running so to explore the meaning, value and significance of the activity to the lives of ‘highly com...

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Main Author: Way, Dan
Other Authors: Atkinson, Michael
Language:en_ca
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/33582