Running Times Obsession: Has Social Media Ruined Running?
Is running still fun, or has it turned into a numbers game? In this episode, we dig into the growing obsession with running times, pace, and PRs — and ask whether social media (Strava, Instagram, TikTok) is to blame for shifting the sport's culture away from enjoyment and toward performance metrics.
We talk about:
Why so many runners are fixated on times over the experience of running itself
Whether social media has created unhealthy comparison and pressure around pace
If chasing a PR is actually a good thing — or if it's taking the joy out of running
How the running community can find a…
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