We Can't Run Away From This: Racing to improve running’s footprint in our climate emergency

This could look like someone who buys sustainable running clothes but doesn’t look into the environmental values of their elected representatives or who shies away from doing advocacy work for fear of “getting too political.” They might use an “environmentally friendly” credit card but not push for regulation of the financial industry (a known mega

Many other cities lay claim to being running cities, but Boston isn’t like London or Berlin. In Boston runners are everywhere, in the city, down by the Charles River. There are few places that I have been that I have loved as much. No matter what time of day or night you head out there are always runners. It seems to be in the veins of Bostonians.

When it comes to performance, ultrarunners depend on reliable running shoes that can sustain hundreds of miles while providing a comfortable ride.

It is not only about the mental and emotional side either; there are biological reasons that we thrive on running in groups. We came across this concept reading Brad Stulberg’s The Practice of Groundedness. Brad discussed Kelly McGonigal’s work on the collective joy that our species is hardwired to feel when we move in synchrony with others. We kno