Running has gained many devotees over recent decades, thanks to its capacity to maintain and improve health; however, the accessibility and certain characteristics of this pursuit facilitate the appearance of some kind of negative health consequences. Nowadays, running is one of the most popular amateur sports, and it is thought that its excessive practice encourages the appearance of addictive behaviours and other health problems. The aim of this study was to analyse the risk of exercise addiction amongst runners, investigating the effect of variables like age, gender, distance, and performance. The Spanish version of the Running Addiction Scale (RAS-8) was administrated to a sample composed by 513 Spanish amateur long-distance runners, between 18 and 64 years. Overall results showed these runners present a minimum risk of addiction although age and habitual running distance were statistically significant risk factors. It is hoped that this research will help to develop more efficient strategies to prevent and control addictive behaviours amongst amateur runners.

在过去的几十年中，奔跑赢得了许多奉献者，这要归功于其保持和改善健康的能力。然而，这种追求的可及性和某些特征促进了某些负面健康后果的出现。如今，跑步是最流行的业余运动之一，人们认为跑步的过度练习会引起成瘾行为和其他健康问题的出现。这项研究的目的是分析跑步者中运动成瘾的风险，调查年龄，性别，距离和成绩等变量的影响。西班牙语版的《跑步成瘾量表》（RAS-8）被用于由513名西班牙业余长跑运动员组成的样本中，样本年龄在18至64岁之间。总体结果显示，尽管年龄和惯常跑步距离是统计学上显着的危险因素，但这些跑步者的成瘾风险最低。希望这项研究将有助于制定更有效的策略来预防和控制业余选手的成瘾行为。