While I still miss group workouts and the support of a local track club, audio-guided runs and the virtual competition many offer excite me more than solo miles.
“Tough days were not just invented, but communal tough days-globally tough days-it’s been generations since we’ve seen anything like this,” says Bennett. But this specific time period is universally challenging for all.
Yearning for connection and running to find solace is nothing new-it’s part of why we love running. Finishing a run is another victory, and it’s proof that we can still achieve something.” “In stressful times, we all yearn for something, anything that gives us hope in the world and hope in ourselves,” he tells Runner’s World. This year’s runs tracked in that app are up 144 percent over last year’s number.īennett isn’t surprised, saying that right now, we’re all just looking to feel more connected. Under Armour is reporting a similar trend, with MapMyRun’s biggest single day of workouts logged in the app’s history happening on Tuesday, April 7. According to Nike, NRC welcomed more than one million new runners in March, saw a 42 percent increase in runs logged, and a huge uptick in AGRs, specifically the mindfulness runs created in partnership with Headspace. Turns out, I’m not the only person who’s turning to audio-guided runs (AGR) right now. Play icon The triangle icon that indicates to play
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