Symbolic efficiency in ultra marathons: the Ultra Sierra Nevada and 101 km in 24 h cases

Nowadays the high physical and psychological demands of ultra marathons have not prevented this type of races from becoming popular and an important way to demonstrate authenticity in personal work.Through the ethnographic work, the historical review and practical experience in two competitions, suc...

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Autor: Acuña Delgado, Ángel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia (UCAM)
Repositorio:RIUCAM. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ucam.edu:10952/5904
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10952/5904
https://doi.org/10.12800/ccd.v15i43.1402
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ultra marathon
Ultra maratón
Símbolos
Ideología
Sociedad
Ideology
Society
Identidad
Identity
Symbols
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Sumario:Nowadays the high physical and psychological demands of ultra marathons have not prevented this type of races from becoming popular and an important way to demonstrate authenticity in personal work.Through the ethnographic work, the historical review and practical experience in two competitions, such as the Ultra Sierra Nevada of Granada and 101 km. In 24 h. of Ronda, we show significant evidence to understand how and to what extent, through the symbolic burden they have, both contribute to the formation of one self for those who organice and participate in them.The overcoming of personal challenges, the popularization of heroism, the formation of a collective identity, the consideration of the sacred and the claim or projection of an ideology with military values are interpreted as the main results obtained.