The Digital Treadmill

This is going to hurt a little, but someone has to say it: we runners have a questionable relationship with social media.

In a world where every run is tracked, every route is shared, and every personal best is broadcasted to hundreds of followers, we've somehow transformed the simple act of running into a theatrical performance for a quasi-invisible audience.

This may not be "big news". But that doesn't stop me from reminding myself (and everyone reading this) of the unreasonably high price we a...