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Tell me about your first run

Writing about running is like dancing about architecture - it's really a stupid thing to want to do

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Raziq Rauf
Apr 14, 2025
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One of the things that I love finding out about the runners that I profile is how they started running. I ask them about their first run, and there are usually two answers.

  1. The first time someone told them to go for a run.

  2. The first time they went for a run by their own volition.

While the first one is usually at school and might involve being on the track…

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