Which state has the best runners? Well, it depends on what you mean by “best,” but according to this Runner’s World column, Oregon is #2 overall. We’re #1 in “runs per person.” Data comes from RunKeeper. (Why is Massachusetts #1? Well, RunKeeper is based in Boston, so you can do the math.)
Pro runner Lauren Fleshman recently wrote one of her totally honest, soul-baring columns in Runner’s World, in which she described the emotional angst she felt when she read a negative comment about her appearance at the 2014 NYFW Oiselle Show (where Fleshman, Kara Goucher, and other signed runners modeled the women’s clothing line). The comment was: “She looks like a man.” Fleshman’s reaction: I clicked on the comment box at the bottom and watched the cursor…
