However, if there is also an International Pizza Day (February 9), World Tuna Day (May 2), World Bicycle Day (June 3), National Hike with a Tech Geek Day (June 20), even Global Orgasm Day (December 22), then why shouldn’t running have its own day?
Running is a daily affirmation that helps me maintain my mental and emotional well-being, and, hopefully, a catalyst to long-term physical health. Why, you might ask, does running really need a day on the calendar to announce its presence with authority? To me, running is best when served almost every day, ideally with a hint of sunshine. already had an unofficial national day for that, called Thanksgiving-Thanksgiving is the country’s most popular day for running, with an estimated 1 million people participating in Turkey Trots-it became Global Running Day in 2016.Īn estimated 2.5 million people from 177 countries pledged to run more than 9.2 million miles on the inaugural Global Running Day in 2016, supported by a lot of behind-the-scenes work by the New York Road Runners (NYRR) and the World Marathon Majors, two of the largest race organizations in running.Ĭelebrated on the first Wednesday in June, Global Running Day is a day that encourages anyone around the world to set out on a run of any length or duration-for health, for fun, for training, a good cause, companionship, adventure, or no reason at all. Global Running Day started in 2009, originally as National Running Day, as a way to promote general health and fitness with the intent of getting people running. I’ll be celebrating this international event by taking a group of new-to-the-trails running friends on an adventurous run up and down Green Mountain in Boulder, Colorado. When is Global Running Day, you ask? It’s today, June 7, just in case it didn’t pop up as a calendar alert on your phone.
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