The world of running is experiencing a new boom. More and more runners are taking up the sport, with 36% of 15 to 65 year-olds taking to the streets, parks, forests, and gyms of Europe. But why? What has caused this ‘second running wave’? This section reveals just how important the sport is to European runners and explains what their reasons for running are: from why they took it up in the first place to what motivates them to continue with it.
