Running Sucks

06/01/2026

May was one heaven of a month.

Couple of shows. Couple of new cities/states. Couple of ball games. Couple of back-to-back run days. Couple of big ass sunflowers. A LOT of new friends.

Champions. UT🅰️.

Fewer flights in June, but no less organized fun. If you wanna watch the World Cup on my patio, text me.

Raz xx

05/31/2026

2026 marks 30 years since the Couch to 5K training schedule was born on the internet. It's been exactly a decade since the NHS formally incorporated C25K as a solution for physical inactivity in the UK.

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C25K was built by Josh Clark. He didn't know that 9 weeks is the perfect length of time to build a habit. He didn't know that millions of people would go on to use his training schedule to start moving their bodies.

A self-confessed running nerd and web nerd, he just wanted to create a way for his community to fall in love with running the same way that he had. He built a system to start running that his mother could follow comfortably.

If running culture is peaking, having expanded from being a fringe activity to being an activity tens of millions take part in on a daily basis, C25K has been essential in that transformation.

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And yeah, there's an Emotion Eric reference in the article. If you weren't around in the '90s, come on in and find out a little something about how the internet was a fertile breeding ground for creativity back then.

Or just read these IG slides. Whatever you think is best.

Love,
Raz xx

05/30/2026

05/29/2026

Time's up! The final stop on the Off Track Gravel Tour that I've been on with Salomon is upon us.

If you're in the Denver/Lakewood area tomorrow morning 5/30, come run with me at Runners Roost. We'll also talk about exactly how and why running can light a fire under your creativity.

And yeah, that's a screenshot of my Maps app. My friend Shannon listed all the great glizzies of America during the dark days of the pandemic, so I guess I'm hitting Coors Field tonight. Any other Denver hotdog tips are v welcome.

Love ya,
Raz x

05/27/2026

A whirlwind pitstop in Columbus for the Salomon gravel tour. My 20th US state!

Thanks so much to and for the hospitality. Run clubs at breweries are a winning combo. Thanks for letting me join your evening!

05/26/2026

Via my two children, I have absorbed enough Cars minutiae for it to be my topic on Mastermind.

For the penultimate date on the Off Track Gravel Tour with Salomon, I'm on my way to Columbus, Ohio, where the founding members of Rascal Flatts grew up.

That would definitely be a question.

Come down to Olentangy River Brewing Company this evening, 5/26 at 6.30pm for a cool run and fun conversation. And maybe a beer or two.

See you there
Raz x

05/25/2026

After 22 years, I'm finally in a Good Place again. Champions. UT🅰️.

👕 . Champions. on the back.
🩳 $12 from the store
👟 the Ellipsis daily trainer is doing it for me
🧦 The purest vibes from .world
🧢 completing the black-above-the-ankles look w xx
🕶️ New ones from are just an expensive Goodr IMHO

05/19/2026

TOMORROW IN SILICON VALLEY: gravel running with Salomon.

Come try out a pair of the Salomon Aero Glide 4 gravel shoes. They're absolute bangers for the road or light trails. Roll up, city runners!

🗓️ Wed 5/20 @ 6.30pm
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We'll run, we'll meditate (no apps, just us), we'll talk about unlocking creativity, we can also talk about apps. When in Rome...

Love,
Raz x

05/18/2026

This is a multipurpose book! You can even make biscuits with it? The ultimate compliment.

Thanks SO much for buying This is Running, telling your friends, telling me about strangers reading it, reviewing it, using it as a doorstop, and everything else.

I'm just happy to be here.

Love,
Raz xx