Running Sucks

2026 marks 30 years since the Couch to 5K training schedule was born on the internet. It's been exactly a decade since the NHS formally incorporated C25K as a solution for physical inactivity in the UK.

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C25K was built by Josh Clark. He didn't know that 9 weeks is the perfect length of time to build a habit. He didn't know that millions of people would go on to use his training schedule to start moving their bodies.

A self-confessed running nerd and web nerd, he just wanted to create a way for his community to fall in love with running the same way that he had. He built a system to start running that his mother could follow comfortably.

If running culture is peaking, having expanded from being a fringe activity to being an activity tens of millions take part in on a daily basis, C25K has been essential in that transformation.

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And yeah, there's an Emotion Eric reference in the article. If you weren't around in the '90s, come on in and find out a little something about how the internet was a fertile breeding ground for creativity back then.

Or just read these IG slides. Whatever you think is best.

Love,
Raz xx

Via my two children, I have absorbed enough Cars minutiae for it to be my topic on Mastermind.

For the penultimate date on the Off Track Gravel Tour with Salomon, I'm on my way to Columbus, Ohio, where the founding members of Rascal Flatts grew up.

That would definitely be a question.

Come down to Olentangy River Brewing Company this evening, 5/26 at 6.30pm for a cool run and fun conversation. And maybe a beer or two.

See you there
Raz x

TOMORROW IN SILICON VALLEY: gravel running with Salomon.

Come try out a pair of the Salomon Aero Glide 4 gravel shoes. They're absolute bangers for the road or light trails. Roll up, city runners!

🗓️ Wed 5/20 @ 6.30pm
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We'll run, we'll meditate (no apps, just us), we'll talk about unlocking creativity, we can also talk about apps. When in Rome...

Love,
Raz x