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Runners: The Best Of Friends And The Worst Of Friends
Runner's World SA
|September/October 2025
I was reflecting recently on the notion that running friends are really bad friends. And in fact, they can be selfish, inconsiderate enablers.
First, they're bad for ruining perfectly good lie-ins. Agreeing to meet them for a run means you definitely get outside when you really don't feel like it at all and would rather stay in bed, or on the warm sofa watching Kílian Jornet YouTube videos. They're just selfish.
This story is from the September/October 2025 edition of Runner's World SA.
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