Experiences and coping responses of "hitting the Wall" for recreational marathon runners

Journal of Applied Sport Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 282-300

  Buman, Matthew P ^a   Omli, Jens W ^b   Giacobbi, Peter R ^a   Brewer, Britton W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 47749142058     PISSN: 10413200     EISSN: 15331571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10413200802078267     Document Type: Article

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