For The Long Run: Exploring the Why Behind Running

How to Run For Joy and Not Ego with Writer Raz Rauf of Running Sucks

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Raz says that running sucks, but we should do it anyway.


Raziq Rauf is an NCTJ-trained journalist (writer) and USATF-certified running coach (runner). 


Raz interviews interesting people from the running world, and writes about their impact on running culture and the people around them in his weekly newsletter, Running Sucks.


Listen to hear about:

  • Solo running and how it mirrors Raz’s solo writing life
  • The benefits of run clubs and how to get it right
  • Why Raz lied to his friends about training for a 5k so he could avoid drinking
  • Finding more joy in training rather than racing
  • Role models making an impact on the running community


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