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The Weakly

The intimacy of running

Some thoughts on what makes running so great, plus a new section focusing on the race

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Raziq Rauf
Mar 17, 2025

Recently, I’ve been thinking about why running becomes so important to us. I’ve kept coming back to the idea of how intimate the sport can be.

We experience intimacy in so many different ways throughout our lives, and even within a day. While the intimacy between lovers is often the first thing that comes to mind, consider the more pedestrian occurrence …

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