🏃16 Reasons You Shouldn’t Date a Runner

Plus: 20 Signs You’re Hooked on Running

June 11, 2025

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Hi and welcome to this week’s issue!

This one’s for the runners who cancel weekend plans for long runs—and for the people who date them (or try to):

  • 16 reasons you shouldn’t date a runner
    Early alarms, smelly laundry, and race-cations. Dating a runner isn’t for the faint of heart—but it does come with strong calves and great stories.

  • 20 signs you’re hooked on running
    You swear you’re just a casual jogger
 and then realize your browser history is all running shoes and race results. Here are the undeniable signs you are now a running addict.

Warning: you might see yourself in both lists.

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MUST READ

16 Reasons You Shouldn’t Date a Runner (Unless You’re Ready for This Kind of Love)

Runners are great
 until you live with one. It’s not always sunshine and runner’s high. Between the sweaty laundry, bottomless appetite, and way too much poop talk, dating a runner is a different kind of endurance sport.

Here are 16 brutally honest reasons you probably shouldn’t date a runner—unless you're ready for what’s coming.

LATEST

20 Signs You’re Hooked on Running

If you catch yourself nodding along to even a few of these, there’s no turning back—you are officially hooked on running.

Enter the runnerverse →

Why Some Runners Wear Compression Socks (And Should You?)

Compression socks have been a staple in runners’ gear for years. But recent studies say these socks might do far less for performance and recovery than the hype suggests.

Find out more →

6 Warm-up Mistakes to Avoid Before Any Race

The first mile shouldn’t feel like a struggle. If it does, your warm-up routine might need a serious upgrade. Avoid these six warm-up mistakes and start strong from the first step.

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