Research On Influence Factors In Participants And Development Countermeasures Of Trail Running

With the rapid development of our economy and society,also with the improvement of people's material and cultural life,people's consciousness of health is gradually strengthened.More and more people begin paying attention to sports,and make them as indispensable and important events in life.In October 2014,the State Council issued “some opinions of speeding up the development of sports industry and promoting sports consumption”.The paper pointed out that all localities should develop sports industry according to local natural resource advantages.In recent years,running and marathon are becoming more and more popular,and trail running is a new kind of outdoor sport,which mainly relies on the advantages of outdoor natural resources,and the number of events is also increasing rapidly.Trail runs are medium and long distance runs that take place in the outdoor environment,requiring runners to be able to cope with changes in conditions such as road conditions,altitude and weather during running.With the rise of this sport,some problems have gradually emerged to impede its better development.In the early stage of development,the author studies it in order to find out the problems existing in the present stage of the sport by using scientific methods and to solve the countermeasures,which is beneficial to the better development of the sport.This paper mainly focuses on the influencing factors and development countermeasures of trail running in China.,participants in trail running,including participants,organizers,domestic high-level trail runners,senior enthusiasts and managers of trail sports brands were investigated.By using the methods of literature,expert interview,field investigation,questionnaire investigation and mathematical statistics,the following four aspects are studied: 1)the basic situation of the people participating in the trail running in China(2)the influencing factors of the people participating in the trail running;(3)the problems existing in the current stage of the trail running in China;(4)the countermeasures for the development of the trail running in China from different angles.The development of trail running at this stage is analyzed.Based on the results of the survey,this study has the following conclusions:First,the characteristics of participating groups in trail running are as follows: The male is more than the female,the age is concentrated in 25 to 49 years old,the educational background is generally higher,and most have certain sports foundation,the need for physical and mental exercise is higher than for social needs.In addition,the high cost of time,economy and so on is one of the reasons that prevent people from participating in trail running.Second,people involved in trail running pay most attention to safety and security in the process of trail running,expect to be able to carryout trail running activities on the premise of ensuring safety,and second are the expectation of physical and mental health training.Relatively low are expectations about the external incentive environment.Third,the main problems of trail running in our country at the present stage are:The number of people involved in trail running is insufficient.Lack of safety and security ability in trail running.The price of trail running equipment is too high.Children are rare in trail races.The lack of trail running organization and professionalsForth,the development countermeasures of trail running in China are as follows: To broaden the promotion of trail running,such as student groups.Sponsor race groups,marathons,road-running events,etc.,to promote the participation of road runners in trail races.Increase trail run related network media propaganda and promote trail run for potential areas.To establish a sound safety and security mechanism,including formulating corresponding policies and regulations,perfecting the insurance system,setting up an outdoor rescue system,to urge participants to establish a sense of self-protection.To encourage the development of independent trail sports brand.To promote the development of juvenile trail running.To establish a training system for trail running workers.