Running Sucks

Running Sucks

The Weakly

A run club leader, a journalist, and a brand rep walk into a running store...

What happened next was a debate on consumerism, and how brands, stores, and crews fit together.

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Raziq Rauf
Jun 30, 2025
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I just returned home from 48 blistering hours in Northern California, where I first hosted a panel on Consumerism in Running in San Francisco, and then drove a few miles east to watch the frontrunners of the Western States Endurance Race at the 100km mark, and back again. What a weekend, jam-packed with fantastic people.

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