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What are we running after?
A comprehensive study on Parisian running culture
Whatever the neighbourhood or the city, runners are everywhere. Race entries up 40 % in a year, dozens of running clubs, shoe drops turned into cultural events. Running is enormous, yet nobody takes the time to ask the questions that would explain it. We went and talked to runners, and their answers open onto a playing field that looks limitless. What really drives young people to start running? What do they find in it culturally, and how does the practice strengthen their identity? And what room is left for brands in an already crowded world?
00Table of contents
- 01How do you become a runner?
- 02What is a runner?
- 03Where is running culture heading?
- 04Navigating advice for brands in running culture
01Key figures
02White paper
7 to 10 pages to read freely. The white paper covers chapter 01 and gives a taste of the study's editorial depth.
03Methodology
- Sample
- 1129 respondents
- Fieldwork period
- Summer 2026
- Format
- 10 interviews + public survey
- Geographic coverage
- Paris + France
- Characteristics
- French runners / 18-35
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