Have you been invited to join a running group lately? It's likely, in part because of the growing popularity of events like Parkrun.

It's one thing to cave under peer pressure and drop into a single Sunday sesh, and another to become a regular attendant.

Thanks to a three-year study of Parkrun data, we now know more about why some people stick with it.

Guests

• Anne Grunseit, Associate Professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Technology Sydney
• James Bullen, ABC Science journalist

References

• Grit and a goal: tricking your brain into loving running - All in the Mind, 6 Oct 2024
• Coming back for more: individual participation patterns in the physical activity initiative parkrun in Australia