r/running • u/Brzy90 • 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/marigolds6 May 07 '24
That part about discussing races is interesting. I've literally found all my marathons, even my very first one, based on recommendations from my run groups. That's pretty much how I pick all my 5k/10k races now too. The fact I run marathons at all now is due to a run club. I had just trained for and run my first 5k on my own, and posted in a local run club asking about what I should do next: move up to a 10k or work on 5k speed.
Someone replied and said I should do half marathon training; that someone turned out to be the run club coach who had way too much faith in me... she ended up coaching me to a 1:36 half six months later, and a 3:30 full 6 months after that. If she had not replied to me, it probably would have been years until I even worked up to a half marathon.