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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Ally Head

Running Became Globally Popular in 2025 - But As A Runner, I Have To Ask: At What Cost?

Running boom.

Hands up if you took up running in 2025, signed up for your first race, or achieved a personal best? How about invested in a pair of carbon plates, started supplementing electrolytes, or bit the bullet and attended your first run club?

If you said yes to any of the above, you wouldn’t be alone. Running is officially having a moment, and as a ten-time marathon runner who’s been lacing up for over ten years, I couldn’t be happier that more people are finding - and falling in love with - the sport.

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