Archive - Running Sucks

Music, mental health... and running

Rod Jones of Scottish indie rockers Idlewild is a runner, a musician, and a mental health advocate.

Oct 30 •

Another shakeout run?

This week I‘m in New York for the NYC marathon. What events do you want to see around marathons?

Oct 27 •

Do we need HR for run crews?

The Berlin group, Outrun the Patriarchy is trying to make the running world safer with an anonymous reporting tool

Oct 23 •

I wrote a book.

This Is Running is released in Spring 2026 via Batsford Books / Rizzoli Publications

Oct 20 •

A 500km ultra to raise money for... tattoos?

Lydia Oldham is running 500km to raise funds and awareness of Tanya Buxton's tattoo charity, the Mastectomy Tattooing Alliance.

Oct 16 •

A love letter to JUST DO IT

It’s the perfect slogan from an imperfect company. My complex relationship with Nike started with a simple poster.

Oct 13 •

How to run 4000km with a brain tumor

A terminal cancer diagnosis made Jack Faint reassess his whole life. Now he’s running the length of India to show everyone what the human body can do.

Oct 9 •

Live in New York City!

First Timers with Laura Green and Lydia Keating (and Raziq Rauf) is going to be a great show leading up to the NYC Marathon

Oct 6 •

True love is like a pair of socks

Get into the process of Greg Itahara, an artist from Chicago whose latest creative collaboration is with Swiftwick

Oct 2 •

September 2025

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