Running across Europe

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxix

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2. Who Is Doing a Run with the Running Boom?

   • Jeroen Scheerder, Koen Breedveld, Julie Borgers

   Pages 1-27

3. Belgium (Flanders)

   • Julie Borgers, Steven Vos, Jeroen Scheerder

   Pages 28-58

4. Denmark

   • Peter Forsberg

   Pages 59-80

5. England

   • Andrew Spiers, Spencer Harris, Angela Charlton, Peter Smale

   Pages 81-104

6. Finland

   • Hanna Vehmas, Jukka Lahti

   Pages 105-120

7. Germany

   • Kirstin Hallmann, Christoph Breuer, Sören Dallmeyer

   Pages 121-139

8. Greece

   • Leonidas Petridis

   Pages 140-162

9. Hungary

   • Szilvia Perényi

   Pages 163-186

10. The Netherlands

    • Paul Hover, Harold van der Werff, Koen Breedveld

    Pages 187-207

11. Slovenia

    • Mojca Doupona Topič, Samo Rauter

    Pages 208-224

12. Spain

    • Ramon Llopis-Goig, Anna Vilanova

    Pages 225-240

13. Running across Europe: The Way Forward

    • Koen Breedveld, Jeroen Scheerder, Julie Borgers

    Pages 241-264

14. Back Matter

    Pages 265-268

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Analysing in-depth data from 11 European countries, this collection explores the rise of the European running market, the reasons and motives for running, and the most important players in the field. The volume sets out policy challenges and marketing possibilities and addresses issues of participation, cost and health.

• Leisure-time running
• running events
• sport participation
• sport policy
• sport sociology
• sport marketing
• Sport for All
• evolution
• health
• marketing
• Motivation
• Motive
• participation
• sociology
• Sport
• sports
• Trends

• University of Leuven, Belgium

  Jeroen Scheerder, Julie Borgers

• Radboud University, the Netherlands

  Koen Breedveld

Christoph Breuer, German Sport University Cologne, Germany Angela Charlton, TNS BMRB Agency, UK Sören Dallmeyer, German Sport University Cologne, Germany Mojca Doupona Topi?, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia Peter Forsberg, University of Copenhagen, Denmark Kirstin Hallmann, German Sport University Cologne, Germany Spencer Harris, University of Colorado, USA Paul Hover, Mulier Institute, The Netherlands Jukka Lahti, University of Jyväskylä, Finland Ramon Llopis-Goig, University of Valencia, Spain Szilvia Perényi, University of Debrecen, Hungary Leonidas Petridis, University of Debrecen, Hungary Samo Rauter, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia Peter Smale, Kantar Sport, UK Andrew Spiers, Sport England, UK Hanna Vehmas, University of Jyväskylä, Finland Harold van der Werff, Mulier Institute, The Netherlands Anna Vilanova, University of Barcelona, Spain Steven Vos, Fontys University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands

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