Why Running Changes You (It’s Not Just Fitness) with Raz Rauf
Borderlands Trail and Ultra Running · Josh Rosenthal | Ultra Runner
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Show Notes
Trail running and running culture go beyond training plans, races, and performance. Raziq Rauf explains why running isn’t just a sport, but a reflection of identity, place, community, and modern running culture.
Raziq is the author of This Is Running and writes the newsletter Running Sucks. In this episode, we talk about running as culture, not just competition: place, community, creativity, solitude, fashion, consumerism, and why a run can change the person who started it. We also get into Haruki Murakami, narrative writing, run clubs, The Speed Project, and the strange modern shift from running as a sport to running as a lifestyle.
This episode is for runners who care about the meaning of the sport, not just the metrics.
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Topics / Timestamps
- 00:00 - The Deeper Meaning of Running
- 01:12 - The Meaning of Running
- 15:19 - The Evolution of Running Culture
- 16:43 - Shifting Perspectives on Running Culture
- 25:02 - Running as a Radical Act
- 30:50 - The Intersection of Running and Self-Improvement
- 43:01 - Exploring Creativity in Running
- 46:05 - The Solitude of Running and Creativity
Resources / Links
- Raz Rauf on IG
- Running Sucks
- This Is Running, Raz's new book
- Thumbnail photo by Carly Palmour
- Josh Rosenthal on IG
- Borderlands.cc
- La French Trail
- High Tones
- Subwhatever
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