Corrida de rua: os motivos de adesao e permanência de corredores amadores de Inhumas - Go

Abstract

The present study had as main objective to verify the reasons of the amateur athletes adhesion by the street race modality of the city of Inhumas-GO. This cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out at Luzio de Freitas Borges Lake in Inhumas-GO. The research population consisted of amateur street

runner athletes of both sexes who attend the study site, being a non- probabilistic sample. The results of the research showed that the majority of

street runners in the municipality of Inhumas - GO are male, with married marital status, the frequency of training is 5 times a week, with the initial motivation quality of life and reason for adherence being health. They are participants of street racing events, usually covering a distance of 5 km. It concludes that the main reason of the amateur athletes' adhesion to the street race was the health, aiming at an improvement in the quality of life through healthy and accessible life habits.