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Running Sucks

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Crying & Running in San Francisco

An in-person event about consumer culture in one of the coolest running stores in the world, and why I won't stop writing about important issues.

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Raziq Rauf
Jun 16, 2025
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A few weeks ago, I wrote a piece where I attempted to define running culture. The reason being a few IG influencer accounts were claiming that an increase in consumerism and brand activations at the most high-profile races around the world was heralding the “end” of running culture.

Ridiculous, but it got everyone talking, and I said, “CAPITALISM IS NOT …

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