Every September, running clubs are fully booked. Why the back-to-school season works better than January resolutions for building a collective running habit.
From Paris to Los Angeles, a segment of the youth is deserting nightclubs to join early-morning, alcohol-free run clubs. An investigation into "soft clubbing," the new social life of recreational running.
Today, run clubs are flourishing in cities. But as early as the 1970s, Spiridon had already given rise to an international community of free runners—the Spiridon Clubs. A portrait of a pioneering movement.
Every Saturday morning at 9 a.m., in parks all around the world, thousands of people run five kilometers together. For free. No complex registration, no race bibs, no fees. It's parkrun - and it's coming to France.
In Liège, every Saturday morning, the Fox Running Club brings runners together for its Bla-Bla Run: an hour-long run open to everyone, with no timers, no bibs, and no stress. A portrait of a community founded by Farid that has made collective enjoyment its only compass—and which proves that the best motivation is, after all, other people.
Run clubs, non-timed outings, just for the pleasure of running together: a new generation is reinventing free running. Spiridon deciphers this return to basics.
