Running: motivations for running Spain 2017

Published by
Ana M. López,
May 22, 2024
This statistic presents the share of runners that responded with regards to their reasons to train, by type of motivation. The main motivations that brought runners to train in 2017 were fitness and health, with a total share of approximately 74 percent and 55 percent of respondents marking this option as a reason to run. On the flip side, only around 16 percent of runners reported their main goal was to train for a race.

Reasons that get Spanish runners motivated to train in 2017 according to a survey conducted in November 2017

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2017

Region

Spain

Survey time period

2017

Number of respondents

4,150 runners**

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* Runner profiles:
- Beginner: starters that do not have a weekly training schedule. This type of profile goes for a run sporadically and has not yet acquired a habit of training.
- Amateur: runs 3-5 days a week to stay fit but does not train for a race. These runners may occasionally take part in running events with friends, always without intending for real goals.
- Advanced: trains at least twice a week and takes part in more than 3 running events a year. This type of runner trains both to stay fit and to try their best at running events.
- Expert: trains more than 3 times a week and tries to beat their own records and take on new challenges.

** 75.86% men and 24.14% women.

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