Table 2. Descriptive results for survey and run-time data.
| Panel A. Frequency Data (% of survey returns) | ||
| Measure | Response | % (n) of survey responses |
| Motivation | Social | 61.04 (448) |
| Training | 36.51 (268) | |
| Competition | 2.45 (18) | |
| Co-running | Solo | 67.71 (497) |
| Friends / family | 14.44 (106) | |
| Acquaintances | 11.58 (85) | |
| Friends / family / acquaintances | 6.40 (47) | |
| Pace Influence | Slowed down | 8.17 (60) |
| Sped up | 6.13 (45) | |
| Natural pace | 11.44 (84) | |
| Not applicable (running alone) | 74.25 (545) | |
| Co-participation | Solo | 18.80 (138) |
| Acquaintances | 27.52 (202) | |
| Friends / family / acquaintances | 53.68 (394) | |
| Pre-run Sociality | Solo | 25.75 (189) |
| Social | 62.94 (462) | |
| Other | 11.31 (83) | |
| Panel B. Mean Data | ||
| Measure (response scale) | Mean (SD; range) | |
| Parkrun community: | ||
| Support (1–7) | 5.72 (1.06; 2–7) | |
| Integration (1–7) | 5.76 (1.08; 1–7) | |
| Effort (6–20) | 14.61 (2.25, 6–20) | |
| Fatigue (1–7) | 4.79 (1.27; 1–7) | |
| Pain (1–7; 64.17%, n = 471) | 4.24 (1.32, 1–7) | |
| Enjoyment (1–7) | 5.64 (1.12, 1–7) | |
| Energy (1–7) | 5.64 (1.06; 1–7) | |
| Run time (min:sec) | 27:52 (5:53; 16:36–57:20) | |