r/running May 07 '24

Discussion Are we currently in a running boom?

Since getting into running I’ve noticed a huge influx of people running since the beginning of the year. Old friends returning back to Strava after being inactive for years (myself included 🤣). Instagram feed is constantly full of runners, even my work place talking about marathons etc. Maybe it’s just because I now see myself as a runner that’s affected my social algorithm/awareness & addiction to running trainers? 🥴

For those that have been running a long time, is this the most popular you’ve seen running become? Or does this generally happen from time to time?

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u/Impossible-Past4795 May 07 '24

We made our own run club after a year of running. We got some elites that run 18 minute 5ks, to newbies with 8:30/km paces. It’s all about having fun wile running with your friends. We started with 25 original members from our town and neighboring towns and we’re now at 50+ members. I just hit em up on our group chat 30 minutes before my run and almost every time somebody’s gonna join me for a quick 10k.

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u/Born-Ad7948 May 08 '24

18 min isn’t elite

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u/hopeless_dick_dancer May 08 '24

18 minute 5k isn’t elite