Sunday Run

Found this in my Inbox this week:

Jim Carson
Melrose Running Club

Dear Mr. Carson:
I am a professor at The University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business and am conducting a study on the relationship between marathon performance and satisfaction.  The study will involve participants of the several spring marathons, including Boston.  We would appreciate your assistance in recruiting participants. Participants will complete three online surveys.  The first survey will take place roughly 2 months prior to the marathon, with the final survey taking place after the marathon. Participants will be entered into a lottery offering prizes including an iPod Nano, Garmin Forerunner GPS watch, and a Nike running jacket.
 
More information about the study, including a full list of prizes, can be found here:http://faculty.chicagogsb.edu/marathon/
 
We are presently in the process of recruiting participants.  I kindly ask for your cooperation in this endeavor.  I would very much appreciate if you could email the information at the bottom of this message to members of your email list.  I would also appreciate if you could post the attached flyer on your bulletin board, or include an announcement in a newsletter if you have one.
 
The results of this research should be important and useful for those who are interested in marathoners satisfaction with their performance and with the marathon itself.  For this reason, we would be happy to provide you and any participants with the results of our research when the study is complete.
 
Please feel free to contact me by email (wu@chicagogsb.edu) or phone (773-834-0519) if you have any questions.
 
I look forward to hearing from you.  Thank you for your time.
 
Sincerely,
 
George Wu, PhD
Professor of Managerial and Organizational Behavior
University of Chicago
Graduate School of Business
http://faculty.chicagogsb.edu/george.wu/

If you’re running Boston (or GrandMa’s, the LA Marathon, or the Rock N Roll Marathon)this spring, want a chance to win something, and don’t mind spending a few minutes filling out some surveys, take a look.

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