The World Needs More Runners
The world would be a better place if we all ran
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4 min readFeb 3, 2024
According to AskWonder, in 2017, it was estimated that over 600 million people were runners. This represents about 8% of the population. In the United States, almost 50 million people ran or jogged at least once in 2021, which is about 15% of the population. Not only do these millions derive personal benefits from running such as…