Running booms as more Kiwis hit the pavement

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  • Опубліковано 9 чер 2024
  • Run clubs are seeing a huge growth in numbers as more people start running and embark on half marathons. Video / Carson Bluck / Alyse Wright
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  • @GorgieClarissa
    @GorgieClarissa 19 днів тому +219

    Can't afford children. Can't afford a house. Can't afford to pay off my students loans... might at well run. Fml

    • @qualitysolidified9883
      @qualitysolidified9883 12 днів тому +7

      Run from life?

    • @Golflegend410
      @Golflegend410 6 днів тому

      @@qualitysolidified9883Run from depression, anxiety and stress

    • @playtester6635
      @playtester6635 5 днів тому +4

      It's a cheap sport

    • @fabriciogoodchild2659
      @fabriciogoodchild2659 5 днів тому

      It ain't anymore lol all these gadgets stuff Garmin blablabla lol it's like they are inventing shit every seconds​@@playtester6635

    • @jmgonzales7701
      @jmgonzales7701 2 дні тому

      @@playtester6635 the cheapest and safest sport

  • @RachaelJohn
    @RachaelJohn 10 днів тому +89

    More depression, anxiety and stress probably lol. People realising how much movement and running in particular helps and makes you feel good.

  • @LegoEddy
    @LegoEddy 9 днів тому +62

    Running has two attractive properties: It's simple, and it has a clear goal progression. From 30min to 5km, to 10km, half-marathon, marathon. Add the social aspect and being in nature, and voila.

    • @lennartreinecke4553
      @lennartreinecke4553 7 днів тому +4

      Not every runner want to progress to a marathon. Most don’t even want to race

    • @jmgonzales7701
      @jmgonzales7701 2 дні тому +1

      yes its the cheapest and safest sport

  • @bigchief2331
    @bigchief2331 7 днів тому +32

    I'm 31 and started in January this year. Best thing I have ever done. Still depressed and anxious about everything, but after a run I do feel a lot happier, and I get the best sleep of my life. Not really made any friends or community, there aren't really any run clubs (especially not ones with 20-30 somethings) around suburbia where I live, but I enjoy solo running anyway. Lost heaps of weight, looking better and it's a good distraction from the loneliness and constant BS and worry that the world shoves in our face on a daily basis.

    • @ChandanKumar-hf3bm
      @ChandanKumar-hf3bm 7 днів тому +3

      “Lost heaps of weight” itself is worth feeling cheerful about. There are not many people who can claim to have lost heaps of weight in 4 months. Cheers! Keep running, my friend.

    • @sylvestersam2724
      @sylvestersam2724 3 дні тому +2

      Ah yes. I can relate to this.

  • @Andrei-ld3gw
    @Andrei-ld3gw 8 днів тому +33

    I run 5 days a week, I hate running, every moment of it. But the feeling right after is the feeling i never once had any regret

    • @ictogon
      @ictogon 7 днів тому +1

      im the opposite I love running, once im done im just sad because I want to run more.

    • @ikik1648
      @ikik1648 6 днів тому

      How long have you been running though? Because that hating running thing usually goes away after 3 months if you’re doing 5 days a week - and is your pace appropriately slow enough to benefit your aerobic fitness?

    • @Andrei-ld3gw
      @Andrei-ld3gw 6 днів тому

      @@ikik1648 doing it for 3 years now, opposite for me, i enjoyed my first 3 months

  • @angelolivares8754
    @angelolivares8754 4 дні тому +5

    Great to see more people running around the world. I started running about 8 years ago when I was 29yo in order to improve my physical and mental health and it has been a life changer for sure. For people that are starting to run the most important advice I can give you are: learn to warm up and the proper running technique this will prevent you many unnecessary pains and injuries, learn about electrolytes and hydration this is very important if you are interested in long running sessions (more than 1 hour) or live in a warm place, if you are running at night or very early in the morning make sure you are always visible to cars and people, I don't recommend using headphones for the beginner runner and if you do make sure you still hear everything around you, as in any other sport proper resting, healthy nutrition and learning to "hear" your body is a must for the best results

  • @sylvestersam2724
    @sylvestersam2724 3 дні тому +1

    Started out October last year, mainly to keep in shape for hiking activities. I'm 45, I run solo, and it became my new hobby. It's a great distraction from daily worries and stress. It's not easy to start, but now I feel good after each run and I'm hooked.

  • @mayumic.6715
    @mayumic.6715 День тому +1

    So glad it’s catching on worldwide, and among people of all ages. Been running marathons the past 12 years; now (in my mid-40s) doing more mountain running these days. Two extra things not mentioned to help ward off injury are strength training and cross training. A coach can help you get a good balance.

  • @theandroids
    @theandroids 13 днів тому +15

    Because it's easy and cheap.... Well depending on how serious you get into it. With pro shoes, nutrition/gels, gear etc. Ish is expensive.

  • @edwarding4355
    @edwarding4355 23 дні тому +13

    In Toronto, Canada, last fall a race that never sells out sold out! I'm trying to get into the Rotterdam Marathon, and I am going to be fast on the internet button.

  • @itsjustme9354
    @itsjustme9354 3 дні тому +1

    Running is underrated. It gives you a natural high.

  • @user-mr8gb3jo4f
    @user-mr8gb3jo4f 21 день тому +9

    Its good keep me in shape.

  • @531c
    @531c 2 дні тому

    Great to see this. I can only see good physical and mental health benefits. As an Englishman i find the Kiwi accent very interesting. Kudos Kiwis

  • @willneverforgets3341
    @willneverforgets3341 3 дні тому

    Glad its catching on down under!

  • @EdwienGusmantara
    @EdwienGusmantara 9 днів тому +3

    Same here in Indonesia

  • @angrymikko
    @angrymikko 5 днів тому +1

    Running has literally been better than therapy whenever life gets rough. It’s way cheaper too :) welcome to all the new runners 🐻

  • @1225elb
    @1225elb 9 днів тому +2

    I am part of this influenced craze.

  • @Updog89
    @Updog89 6 днів тому +3

    It’s relatively accessible to newbies but still has plenty to offer to intermediate and advanced runner. Cheap and healthy! Can be chill or challenging. And we can’t afford a vacation lol

    • @gungde
      @gungde 5 днів тому

      But, as you are getting deep into it, it's not really that cheap with all those gears lol

    • @Updog89
      @Updog89 5 днів тому +1

      @@gungde Compared to other sports and hobbies it’s definitely cheaper! Especially if you stay healthy and avoid disease and injury.

  • @10stephenrose
    @10stephenrose 4 дні тому

    I started running over 10 years ago, best thing I’ve done 👍

  • @_bemore
    @_bemore 6 днів тому +2

    We evolved to run, to travel long distance on foot. Fight/Flight is real, our nervous system knows more clearly than anything you know in your life how to run with endurance and fight like no other animal. This is only natural, people flocking to the gym and throwing plates and dumbbells around, that should be in the news

  • @Persistence_run_444
    @Persistence_run_444 15 днів тому +8

    It’s in our dna deeply!

  • @sonnyallen7704
    @sonnyallen7704 День тому

    Went for a run and partially tore my achilles 😮

  • @Enoch-Root
    @Enoch-Root 23 дні тому +2

    I'm a Kiwi living in China with my wife, started running around two years ago. Often do a half marathon a week as part of my long run, in addition to running nearly every other day, have also done a short ultra marathon. Always running solo.

  • @PoetWithPace
    @PoetWithPace 22 дні тому +5

    Fascinating story. Being an avid runner it would be fab to fly out to NZ and meet all these wonderful runners and also film for my UA-cam content here 📸

  • @caio0gobbo
    @caio0gobbo 5 днів тому +1

    Running is therapeutic but it is not therapy.

  • @shubhamrana3606
    @shubhamrana3606 3 дні тому

    Run Forest Run

  • @ikik1648
    @ikik1648 6 днів тому

    Joined a run club and my dating life is alive again lol - not to be shallow, but at a minimum, those who attend these events are at least fit enough to run a 5K and that’s what I’m attracted to (someone who can keep up with me at easy running pace).

  • @weeklykillah
    @weeklykillah 9 днів тому

    the same thing happened with cycling when COVID started

  • @AnonW
    @AnonW 17 днів тому +2

    You'd freeze your ass off running at 5am at the current weather.

    • @bigchief2331
      @bigchief2331 7 днів тому +2

      You warm up in no time. You can wear shorts and tshirt all year round as a runner.

  • @karlojune
    @karlojune 7 днів тому

    The same trend happening in the Philippines rn.

  • @tatersncorn
    @tatersncorn 2 дні тому

    The girl in white had a half LA and half Australian accent. Haha

  • @laffo1980
    @laffo1980 5 днів тому

    Being as close to your optimal weight as possible and being able to jog 5 km at the drop of a hat are essential for are reasonably healthy ,comfortable and long life. Physically and mentally

  • @gracewhite1601
    @gracewhite1601 5 днів тому

    Why so early, dangerous

  • @davidk6264
    @davidk6264 3 дні тому

    why it a rule that exercise like running must be done before sunrise. Not me sorry.

    • @stefanong1917
      @stefanong1917 2 дні тому

      You should try running outdoors after sunrise in my country, Indonesia.. 😂

  • @paulhockin5264
    @paulhockin5264 11 днів тому +2

    Because you can show off your hot body on instagram all year around. Used to be 2 days at the beach per year.

  • @rz9wb
    @rz9wb 24 дні тому +1

    wtf is a kiwi, I don't get it or understand it?

    • @Isnack96
      @Isnack96 24 дні тому +9

      A kiwi is a New Zealander

    • @Justin-uc8sc
      @Justin-uc8sc 23 дні тому

      Dumb word for a nationality

    • @PoetWithPace
      @PoetWithPace 22 дні тому +6

      It’s a fruit and also slang for someone from New Zealand

    • @KS-go2ig
      @KS-go2ig 22 дні тому +20

      It’s like a Aussie but better

    • @igrand6473
      @igrand6473 18 днів тому

      @@KS-go2ignot better wages

  • @Sm868
    @Sm868 4 дні тому

    It’s free.