{"id":2797,"date":"2020-05-30T12:20:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-30T10:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dodentocht.be\/nieuws\/motivation-at-the-start-of-dodentocht-influences-experience-and-chances-of-success\/"},"modified":"2020-05-31T15:31:27","modified_gmt":"2020-05-31T13:31:27","slug":"motivation-at-the-start-of-dodentocht-influences-experience-and-chances-of-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dodentocht.be\/en\/press\/motivation-at-the-start-of-dodentocht-influences-experience-and-chances-of-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Motivation at the start of Dodentocht influences experience and chances of success"},"content":{"rendered":"

Who are they, what do they do, what drives them to start the 100km Dodentocht in Bornem with 13,000 annually? Ghent University surveyed 1 383 walkers about their motivation to walk a hundred kilometers. \u201cThe motivation of walkers to participate in the 100km Dodentocht turns out to be a unique predictor of the experience and walking performance, in addition to gender and age,\u201d says Joachim Waterschoot, research manager at UGent.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cLast year, our 13,000 tickets left in less than two hours. You wonder what drives walkers to want to walk those hundred kilometers in a maximum of 24 hours. Why do they want to be there at all? The Faculty of Psychology came up with the idea to check on the motivation of our walkers. As an organization, this is very interesting information to help and prepare walkers even better \u201d, says Andr\u00e9 De Clerck, chairman vzw Kadee Dodentocht.<\/p>\n

Ghent University investigated the motivation of 1 383 walkers to participate in the 50th edition of the 100km Dodentocht. 22 walkers were subsequently interviewed extensively. “The results show that the type of motivation of the walker, for the walk, is a strong predictor of how the walker keeps walking, how the walker handles pain and boredom, and even walking performance,” explains Joachim Waterschoot.<\/p>\n

Four types of motivation for walking<\/strong><\/p>\n

A few days before the Dodentocht, the walkers received a questionnaire in which their motivation was assessed. Four groups emerged from this, each with their own type of motivation to pursue their goal.<\/p>\n