Running Sucks

Running Sucks

Meet the man who invented Run Club

21 years ago, NYC Bridge Runners became the first run crew on the planet, and its inspirational founder Mike Saes has been the figurehead we need from the very start

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Raziq Rauf
Nov 28, 2024

Run clubs. Boy, oh boy, are they in the news these days. Blocking traffic, alternative speed dating, filling bars and ruining them for the non-running patrons. They’re hot topics, and exponentially increasing numbers of people are trying to join or create a run club. Some say too many.

In a time when more people are working remotely, however, and more of…

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