Esta tesis es un compendio de trabajos publicados o aceptados para publicación: Ruiz-Juan, F. y Zarauz, A. (2011). Validación de la versión española de las Motivations of Marathoners Scales (MOMS). Revista Latinoamericana de Psicología, 43(1), 139-156. Zarauz, A. y Ruiz-Juan, F. (2011). Propiedades psicométricas de la versión española de la Running Addiction Scale (RAS). The Spanish Journal of Psychology. Ruiz-Juan, F. y Zarauz, A. (2011). Validación de la versión española de la Commitment to Running Scale (CR). Estudios de Psicología, 32(2), 195-207. Zarauz, A. y Ruiz-Juan, F. (2012). “Súper-adherencia” del maratoniano; variables predictoras y diferencias de género. Universitas Psychologica. Además, consta de dos trabajos más a la espera de contestación de su evaluación: Zarauz, A. y Ruiz-Juan, F. (en prensa). Compromiso y Adicción Negativa al entrenamiento y competición de los maratonianos. Manuscrito presentado para su publicación. Ruiz-Juan, F. y Zarauz, A. (en prensa). Motivaciones de los maratonianos según variables sociodemográficas, de entrenamiento y rendimiento. Manuscrito presentado para su publicación. / This thesis is a compendium of papers published or accepted for publication: Ruiz-Juan, F. y Zarauz, A. (2011). Validation of the Spanish version of the Motivations of Marathoners Scales (MOMS). Revista Latinoamericana de Psicología, 43(1), 139-156. Zarauz, A. y Ruiz-Juan, F. (2011). Psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Running Addiction Scale (RAS). The Spanish Journal of Psychology. Ruiz-Juan, F. y Zarauz, A. (2011). Validation of the Spanish version of the Commitment to Running Scale (CR). Estudios de Psicología, 32(2), 195-207. Zarauz, A. y Ruiz-Juan, F. (2012). “Super-adherence” of the marathoner; predictor variables and gender differences. Universitas Psychologica. Also has two papers waiting to answer of their evaluation: Zarauz, A. y Ruiz-Juan, F. (in press). Commitment and Negative Addiction to training and competition of the marathoners. Manuscript submitted for publication. Ruiz-Juan, F. y Zarauz, A. (in press). Motivations of Marathoners according to sociodemographic, training and performance variables. Manuscript submitted for publication.

This dissertation focuses on the composition, examination and comparation of the endurance runner's one year training plan. This includes a runner, who competes in a 3.000m to 10.000m run and a half marathon. The dissertation is divided into three parts. The first, theoretical part, is about the history of the marathon, general patterns in endurance training and the factors, that affect the endurance runner's performance. There is also an analysis of the literature used in this disseration regarding endurance run. The second, research part, is aimed at the practical creation of one year training plan. The third part examinates and checks this plan on the basis of its accomplishment and shows the results of the control heats, tests, their graphs and evaluates them.