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Podcast: Physical Activity Researcher
Episode: Understanding Journeys of Becoming a Runner - Jen Benson (Pt2) - Meaningful Sport Series
Description: In this episode, we explore the journeys of novice runners and how they develop their runner identities. What are the experiences of developing a running body and identity? How do the novice runners navigate the bodily discomforts and the body that is "fighting back"?
In addition to the research topic itself, we discuss the potential of using running forums as data and netnography as a methodology. Furthermore, we explore phenomenology as a research philosophy and why it is a promising way of exploring sporting experiences.
Jen Benson is a writer and an author of several...