Raziq Rauf

Today, after over 9 months of Achilles injury and rehab, I'm going to go running with my son. If I can get him out of bed on a Saturday morning...

I wrote a book. This Is Running is released in Spring 2026 via Batsford Books / Rizzoli Publications

If you're a runner, you should buy Raz's book.

www.runningsucks101.com/p/i-wrote-a-...

I dunno about simple. It's not even been 6 years since we had to instruct ppl how to wash their hands properly. And I don't think reading is quite as hard as you make out either, but a target of reading 1 book a year would be a big target for at least 1 in 4 adults. We're not in a good place!

I dunno. It's like setting a target to brush your teeth twice a day. You're not doing it to clean them, per se, but it's a decent by-product. You'll likely not get dumber by reading 137 books in a year.

Delighted to receive ‘This is Running’ in the mail today. A celebration of a book! Also delighted to receive a mention for ‘Running’ in the further reading section. 👟⚡️🦄 @dukepress.bsky.social
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#runningculture
#runclub

I very much enjoyed this Culture Study podcast from *April* with @joshgondelman.bsky.social. I visited Boston for the first time in May and I wish I was this enlightened before that!
spotify.link/dp5O7lhNCXb

How to run 4000km with a brain tumor A terminal cancer diagnosis made Jack Faint reassess his whole life. Now he’s running the length of India to show everyone what the human body can do.

Of course the day I post this story, 3 months after the interview (ask me why!), Liverpool bloody Football Club does a grid post 😂
www.runningsucks101.com/p/how-to-run...

I just throw shit at the wall

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The suffer! You either tolerate it or not, but you cannot deny it.

Do you like Bluesky better than Threads?

Has Cowboy Core infiltrated running? Plus a new South Asian Runners IG account to follow

I wrote a little about #cowboycore and running, feat. hot buzzwords: Western States, Yellowstone, Beyonce, and tradwives.
www.runningsucks101.com/p/cowboy-cor...

Who's in London next month? I am. Come hang out.
www.movemint.cc/events/conve...

A Bitter Sweet running experience Hattie Williams has written a stunning novel that explores ideas of running through its troubled protagonist

Hattie Williams has written the best debut novel of 2025, and it's imbued with the power of running. I talked to her about it.
www.runningsucks101.com/p/bitter-swe...

Answering our Why with geography Thinking about why we run is one thing, but deep academic research into why and where we run as a population can lead to a less anecdotal answer.

This week I found out about an interdisciplinary paradigm that didn't really exist when I was at university.

In an era where we can obsess over our why, it's a research topic that could help explain so much about running.

Read about it.

www.runningsucks101.com/p/the-geogra...

I went back to get a second piece.

Sitting down to watch The Bear with a single piece of carefully microwaved garlic naan bread.

2F 21

What gives you the ick? The (separate) problems with run clubs, trail running, and insecticides.

What gives you the ICK?
www.runningsucks101.com/p/what-gives...

It's really funny that No Kings Day is on the King's birthday.

Tomorrow on www.runningsucks101.com

So it just occurred to me that the situation in LA right now is literally a "next civil war" scenario in "The Next Civil War" by Stephen Marche.

My god. I'm so hope it doesn't play out the same as the book.

It's because COVID demolished their communities > they took up running solo with the extra time they now had > they then joined a run club and then realized they could use running to build their own communities.

It doesn't happen overnight!

From TikTok to the track: Gen Z are driving running’s third great boom At the heart of running’s new explosion in popularity is the digitally native generation making the sport fashionable, communal and more diverse than ever

The Guardian says that the pandemic is not the cause of this running boom, which I think is absurd. Why did SO many people start run clubs in 2022, then?
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/m...

Run clubs are a solution to both the American Loneliness Epidemic AND your local independent coffee shop's faltering revenue.

The endurance activist trying to save California’s water Running 100 miles is nothing for Iröndäd, so he’s using his superhuman abilities to raise awareness of the dire environmental issues surrounding the Salton Sea in Southern California.

I'm fascinated by runners who get beyond the point of desiring personal achievement. Call it enlightenment, if you will, but marvelous things start to occur.
www.runningsucks101.com/p/irondad-en...

Wikipedia isn't even updated to reflect it, such is the fandom.

This ain't nothing new in America. Some of us saw it coming.

Can Zara build a slow fashion running brand worthy of fast runners? Zara, the fast fashion behemoth has launched an Athleticz startup brand, including affordable high-tech running shoes. Can we trust this gear to run a marathon in?

I interviewed the man who created the Zara Athleticz carbon-plated running shoe. Please read it and have a strong opinion.
www.runningsucks101.com/p/zara-athle...

You will be victorious!

Dude take a sandwich next time