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The Eternal Growth Mindset of Running

Inspired by a conversation with Nick Thompson, the CEO of The Atlantic, I muse on how running could move from a capitalist mindset to sustainability - the philosophical opposite - but probably won't.

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Raziq Rauf
Aug 23, 2023
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A few weeks ago, my friend forwarded me an edition of Nick Thompson’s newsletter. The CEO of The Atlantic was talking about running. He’s previously written at length about running, spoken about running, he’s set an American record in the 50km distance. He is a runner.

I got in touch and got an exciting interview lined up. 30 precious minutes with a tita…

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