The 10 Most Popular Dumb Runner Articles of 2024

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Friends, it has been a heck of a year, has it not?

From certain news events that I won’t mention here to certain others that I also won’t mention here, I feel like I’ve been stuck in an industrial-sized washing machine, drowning in the cold, soapy water of awful news while being thrashed around ceaselessly by the agitator of hyperpartisanship.

Before we plunge into the spin cycle of 2025, then, let’s take a minute or two to revisit the 10 most-read Dumb Runner articles published this year.

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10. Report: Local Runner Has Just About Had It With This Stupid Goddamn Hill


9. Nike Offers Sneak Peek at USATF Uniform for 2028 Olympics


8. New Boston Marathon Jackets Will Expire After 10 Years, B.A.A. Says, Because ‘Come On, You Ran the Thing 10 Years Ago’


7. ‘Crazy-Ass 60-Hour Race Through Woods Started by Guy With Cigarette’ to Become Olympic Event


6. Man Who Routinely Runs Distances Up to 20 Miles Spends 4 Minutes in Parking Lot Trying to Find Spot Closest to Store Entrance


5. ‘My Only Goal Is to Finish,’ Says First-Time Marathoner Who Has Spent His Whole Life Playing It Safe, So Why Should This Be Any Different?


4. ‘Running Keeps Me Young,’ Says Chronically Injured Man Who’s in Bed Every Night by 8:45


3. Local Runner Thrilled for Friend Who Just Ran 1:40 Half-Marathon on ‘No Training’


2. New Report Finds Most Effective Way to Run Well and Recover Quickly Is to Be 20 Years Old


1. Remember That Crappy Thing Fleet Feet Did? Fleet Feet Hopes You Don’t


Thanks for reading, everyone, and best wishes for a happy and healthy 2025!

—Mark

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