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Dr. Neil Baxter.

A blog on the sociology and history of running

Author: Neil Baxter

November 15, 2018Neil Baxter
Running demographics in detail

Running demographics in detail

This post presents a selection of statistics covering a range of running demographics, from participation rates and gender balance to ethnicity and disability. …
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November 13, 2018Neil Baxter
Follow the money

Follow the money

Who are the big spenders of the running world? …
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November 12, 2018Neil Baxter
Key running statistics – Part 1

Key running statistics – Part 1

Here's a list of key running statistics based on sources including the Big Running Survey, which canvased the opinions of 2,700 runners on their running practices, motivations and attitudes. Follow the links for more detail. …
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November 6, 2018Neil Baxter
The running and class paradox

The running and class paradox

There is a paradox at the heart of running: It is simultaneously the most accessible of sports and one of the most socially elitist. …
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November 2, 2018Neil Baxter

Researching running? What’s the point?

Why do I spend so much of my time researching running?

I’ve been asked variants of this question on many occasions… I’ve even asked it myself a couple of times at low moments during my PhD!

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October 29, 2018Neil Baxter
Quick on the draw

Quick on the draw

I was at the University of Warwick for the first VIBE workshop last week. It’s part of a course that aims to help final year PhD students and early career academics in the social sciences engage

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October 24, 2018Neil Baxter

Creating a research portal

At the moment, as well as starting this blog, I’m also building a new website for my running research.

Essentially it will be a portal for all my sociology of running related work, but also a

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October 22, 2018Neil Baxter

Out of the blocks

I’ve set up this website as a place where I can post articles, research findings, ideas and other miscellany broadly related to my research.

It’ll contain a mixture of updates on active projects, comment on findings

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About Me

About Me

I’m an independent social scientist based in Cambridge, and attached to the University of Warwick, where I completed my PhD.

I'm interested in health, lifestyle & identity, and have conducted extensive research on the meaning and cultures of running.

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