Is the love for running here to stay?

Over the past few blog posts, I have aimed to give a small insight into the running community, the rise in popularity of the sport on social media and the reasons why I enjoy running so much and how it is so prevalent in my life.

Whether or not I believe the amount of people that have gotten into running is a direct result of social media is still something I am unsure about, however I would say it has definitely had somewhat of an impact as there has been a clear increase in the amount of younger people getting into the sport. I think the rise of the online running communities and run clubs is a great thing for the sport as the more people getting out the better; for more reasons than just the physical health benefits.

Again, whether or not the popularity surrounding running is only a trend is something that will have to be looked into after a while, to see if the buzz has died down. For me, I hope that the popularity surrounding running is here to stay, as I love that more people are taking up the hobby and more communities are being formed all over the place.

However, I do believe that many people that get into running will agree that it changes their life for the better and becomes a staple part of their daily routine, something for which I cannot disagree with and for that reason, I do have hope that the popularity for running will only keep increasing into the future.

For me, my next goal is to complete my first trail ultramarathon in 2025 which I guess will be the real test as to how much I love running. If you ask me after that, I maybe have a completely different answer for you!!

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