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Our new era of corporate running
Last week, I did two things that were slightly different for me and incredibly rewarding:
- The University of Portland invited me to talk about launching a running product with a bunch of very tuned-in marketing graduate students.
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The Dirtbag Fixer who helped Kílian Jornet complete his “human-powered journey”
I’m Raziq Rauf, a Los Angeles-based author of This is Running, my celebration of running culture in the 21st century. Running Sucks is an independent and reader-supported newsletter, focused on the beautiful people who make running an elect...
I watch a lot of TV
If you’re in Burbank this weekend, come see me talk about my writing process at the Burbank Book Festival. I’m on a panel on Saturday morning at 10.15am titled, ‘Turning Research into Great Reading.’
A whole host of local authors are going...
We care a lot, but about what?
E is for the Environment
The issue of sustainability and how brands show up for the planet since UTMB, where there was news of a glacial flood in Nepal at the exact same moment of a deluge of big brands branding the Chamonix-Mont-Blanc...
What does Kilian Jornet think?
Race stats are good, but what about the rest of what makes up a serial winner like Kilian Jornet?
Winning UTMB four times is impressive, but what does Kilian think about diversity in trail? Winning Zegama 11 times is incredible, but how do...
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