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Dr. Neil Baxter.

A blog on the sociology and history of running

Category: Age

November 16, 2019Neil Baxter
Sport and the mid-life crisis

Sport and the mid-life crisis

I read an interesting article on Medium the other day, in which Paul Flannery, an American sports journalist, talks about why he and countless others have turned to running as a way of coping with

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November 27, 2018Neil Baxter
Key running statistics – Part 2

Key running statistics – Part 2

Second part of my selection of important or interesting running statistics derived mainly from the Big Running Survey. …
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November 26, 2018Neil Baxter
Barriers to running

Barriers to running

What stops runners from running as much as they'd like? This post explore some of the most common barriers, and how they change over the life course. …
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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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