Archive - Running Sucks

Do you warm up your car?

I like to help promote self-care, and stretching is a huge part of my personal routine. Is it part of yours?

11 hrs ago •

What are run clubs for? Ask Blacklist LA

Erik Valiente has been blending health and artistic exploration of Los Angeles to build and serve the Blacklist LA community for 11 years

Oct 17 •

Is your body a temple?

Let's take a moment to think about the fuel, hydration, supplements, and enhancements that we put into our bodies.

Oct 14 •

How to dress runners for success

Long Slow Distance is the brainchild of Clement Taverniti, an haute couture fashion designer who now curates the clothes in his Los Angeles running…

Oct 10 •

Do you like to manifest?

I've been getting through my pile of magazines, and ruminations about how we should all flex our creative spirit. Is it all mind over matter?

Oct 7 •

What are you grateful for?

Mark White is campaigning for the Grateful Mile. I spoke to him about how it’s not a run club, but your mental health might thank *you* for joining it.

Oct 3 •

September 2024

Which running brand do you identify with?

Do you think about which brands - running or not - represent you? Also: some energy flowing into the trail vacation space, a deep dive into Satisfy, and…

Sep 30 •

Why on earth is a menswear brand hosting runs?

Men's fashion brand 3sixteen hosted its second series of running events this summer. Is this an indicator of how mainstream running has become?

Sep 26 •

R̶o̶c̶k̶ m̶u̶s̶i̶c̶ Run clubs are dead

Are run clubs over? It's unlikely, isn't it.

Sep 23 •

How to run in a new city

You’ve found yourself in a far away land, and you have your running shoes, but no local knowledge. Now what? A running tour, perhaps...

Sep 19 •

Do you HATE running? Really??

Ruminations on polemic marketing, why more people aren't watching a 20hr race, my love of running stores, my favorite running book of 2023, and a haiku.

Sep 16 •

The running store balancing community and commerce

Having opened a new running store in Edinburgh's Easter Road, can Aidan Thomson successfully realize his vision of a community-led business?

Sep 12 •

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