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The fast and the curious: the rise of the running club
- qnsi 5y agoDoes anyone know of international organisations like this? I only know of [0] Hash House Harriers but the alcohol is major turnoff [0]http://www.gthhh.com/default.aspx?page=groups http://www.gthhh.com/default.aspx?page=groups
- vannevar 5y agoRunning groups were pretty common in the US in the 70s, when running became mainstream. Then it seemed to become more of a solitary activity, outside of organized events. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Running_boom_of_the_1970s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Running_boom_of_the_1970s
- AtlasBarfed 5y agoWomen are running in huge numbers. IIRC half marathons and under are majority-women. Marathons are trending that way. Women are social. Running social clubs are up.
- cafard 5y agoWell, RunHers was present in the Washington, DC, area 40 years ago. I don't honestly know what they did, except sponsor the occasional race. (I ran in a Father's Day race that they most graciously put on: the criterion for entry was that one had to be a father or a son.)
- cafard 5y agoRunning goods stores often have group runs. I'm pretty sure Pacers in Washington, DC, does.