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Thank you. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Not only does a triathlon represent This is necessary to identify which is the ideal evident from its inclusion in the World variable for segmenting triathletes. Masters Games that represents the pinnacle of achievement in this level of sport Baker et al.
The average The influence of age among triathletes age of triathletes was found in previous literature to be on average The fact that Frimmel confirms that According to Baker et al. The middle-of- expect, prove to be their sources of the-pack triathletes registered a mean age confidence and mental preparedness.
The Recent studies have investigated how age back-of-pack group had a mean age of influences triathlon performance Lepers Age-related decline in that older triathletes could not be as highly endurance performance is also well efficient at their age as their younger documented; it was found that peak counterparts Sowell, Stewart Mount Jr, endurance performance is maintained until while gender differences were 35 years of age, after which it decreases stable until 55 years of age and then until years and then declines more increased significantly.
Male triathletes aged 60 Lobby, Research by Lepers the specific discipline Lepers et al. They a. There is a lesser age-related discovered that the fastest men competing decline in cycling performance compared in Ironman World Championship are in the to that of running and swimming for age groups of or years, while triathletes older than 55 years of age the slowest men were in the age group of participating in Olympic distance triathlons years, compared to the fastest and after 50 years of age for participation women in the age groups or in Ironman distance triathlons Lepers et years, whereas the slowest women were al.
These a. However, the Age-related declines in cycling and recruitment of new participants to running performance for shorter distance endurance sport is not the sole issue of triathlons are less pronounced than for importance; the retention of existing, older longer Ironman distances Lepers et al.
Therefore it is clear that the type Casper, When younger of triathlon also has an effect on age- participants become involved in triathlons, related decline with off-road triathlon efforts must be made to increase performances displaying less decrement commitment, as this will facilitate retention with age than road-base triathlons; thus later on.
Marketers must therefore look at the type of discipline road vs. Commitment is a factor that also increases or decreases with age. Possible reasons for this may a structured questionnaire. The section concludes with the statistical analysis of It is clear from the afore-mentioned the data. As knowledge, not been applied in a South previously mentioned, this is a multi- African triathlon context.
If marketers of discipline event integrating a 3. Ironman South Africa their being able to determine what appeals attracts approximately triathletes to the majority of these participants, from 50 nationalities to Nelson Mandela thereby narrowing down the target market Bay, Port Elizabeth , in the Eastern Cape drastically Howell, The Ironman triathlon, which was the Greater triathlon satisfaction will lead to Ninth Ironman event in South Africa, more participation and if marketers are attracted nearly 50 professional athletes able to identify what motivates older and registered international consumers to participate in leisure participating athletes Ironman South activities and are able to successfully Africa, The field workers were work of Streicher and Saayman , directed to approach participants from Kruger, Saayman and Ellis , Lamont different genders, ages and nationalities to and Kennelly , Lovett , ensure a representative sample.
McCarville , Smith and Proportional stratified sampling was Wicker et al. The participation statistics Section A captured demographic details were used to determine the estimated gender, home language, age, gross population size N.
Approximately 1 annual income, home province, country of triathletes participated in the Ironman origin, level of education, marital status, South Africa event Ironman South Africa, mode of transport and spending Section B population of 1 triathletes. This was depicted motivational factors, measuring also necessary to obtain valid and credible 24 items on a five-point Likert scale where results.
In order to effectively apply participation in Ironman South Africa or age as a segmentation base, only internationally; number of sport events questionnaires that completed this participated in annually; primary category; question, along with completed age when first exposed to the event; motivational information were included in person who exposed them to the sport; further analysis. This resulted in collecting other sporting events previously competed fully completed questionnaires.
The analysis comprised two separate stages: a Survey and sampling method factor analysis and the analysis of Self-administered questionnaires were differences based on the age of the distributed at the Boardwalk Convention athletes participating in Ironman South Centre and Spa throughout the registration Africa.
A destination based survey was implemented. Eight field First, a principal axis factor analysis, using workers had been trained to ensure that an Oblimin rotation with Kaiser they understood the aim of the study as normalisation, was performed on the 24 well as the questionnaire content and motivation items to explain the variance- design.
They were grouped in pairs and covariance structure of a set of variables each group was required to work a two- through a few linear combinations of these hour shift each of the three days.
Their variables. The Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin aim was to hand out as many measure of sampling adequacy was used questionnaires as possible. The field to determine whether the covariance workers approached participants after they matrix was suitable for factor analysis. The next section offers a to be able to explain a significant amount discussion of the statistical analysis.
All items with a factor loading greater than 0. Firstly, the Steyn, Any item that cross-loaded results of the factor analysis motives to on two factors with both loadings greater participate are discussed, followed by the than 0. A tabulations with Chi-square tests. All factors with a The pattern matrix of the principal axis reliability coefficient above 0. The average inter- with Kaiser normalization, identified seven item correlations were also computed as a factors motives for participation.
These further measure of reliability. All the factors had high reliability between 0. The average inter- Secondly, participants were analysed and item correlation coefficients with values segmented based on their age. ANOVAs between 0. The relatively segments. The study applied demographic high factor loadings indicated a reasonably and behavioural variables as well as high correlation between the factors and motivational factors to examine whether their component items.
The Kaiser-Meyer- statistically significant differences existed Olkin measures of sampling adequacy of among the different groups. Effect sizes 0.
The purpose of effect sizes is to As Table 1 shows, the socialisation Factor 5 , health and fitness following motives for Ironman participants Factor 6 as well as challenge Factor 7. Looking at the profile of each important motive for participating in the segment, the demographic characteristics triathlon, with a reliability coefficient of of each profile are similar.
All four 0. Competition had the second English-speaking; originate from Gauteng highest mean value 3. They initiated novelty 3. Respect and risk had and were influenced mainly by word of the lowest mean value 2. The main as the least important motive for differences between the segments were participating in Ironman South Africa.
The majority of the age segment Young triathletes were Age segments of participants in not married while the other three clusters Ironman South Africa were; more participants in the older age Respondents were segmented into four clusters travelled from abroad outside age categories and labelled according to RSA borders. Compared to demographic and behavioural the other three clusters, Adept triathletes characteristics as well as their motives for recorded the highest spending on entry competing in Ironman South Africa.
As fees while Senior triathletes had the lowest Table 3 demonstrates, there were spending. The Young triathletes differ statistically and practically significant significantly from Mature triathletes in differences between the four age terms of spending on accommodation and segments based on their spending on transport. There were no statistically significant differences between the segments based on the other variables. All four age average of 2.
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