I person been moving for almost 10 years now. I genuinely cherish this portion of who I am, truthful erstwhile I recovered retired that we’d beryllium shouting retired YouTube’s moving organization pinch a Yoodle - our measurement to observe a organization of creators connected nan homepage - I knew we had to item a captious portion of nan scene: nan creators.

I cognize what you’re thinking: almost everyone astir you seems to person conscionable taken up running. How did that happen?

In nan first six months of 2024, location were much than 3B views of videos related to moving connected YouTube. And successful nan past 5 years successful nan UK - wherever I unrecorded - nan word “Running for Beginners” had nan largest hunt spike since nan pandemic, erstwhile it was astatine an each clip high. And worldwide, we’ve seen a accordant increase successful hunt interest since 2022.

But possibly nan astir absorbing point we discovered arsenic we prepared to leader this unthinkable family of creators and runners, was that a batch of nan videos astir moving connected YouTube are really about… everything but running.

It’s not conscionable astir crossing nan decorativeness line, it’s besides nan psychology of it, preparing for a marathon, fueling our bodies to get america to nan decorativeness statement marked connected nan level aliases successful our heads. My favourite point was seeing really important that consciousness of round-the-clock dedication was for each creator. Which is why we made this short film astir beautiful overmuch everything isolated from nan existent running, to genuinely observe YouTube’s moving community.

In nan short movie (which is unrecorded successful nan UK, France and Germany), you tin spot creators for illustration Lucy Davis from nan UK, Kpaou Kondodji from Germany, and Thea from France, sharing nan reality down being successful emotion pinch running.

Here are immoderate of nan creators featured successful our short film, telling america astir really they run, moreover erstwhile they’re not running.

Ben is Running - UK

'Even connected my easy days, I'm still focused connected my moving and doing everything I tin to prepare. I've sewage successful nan wont of preparing some my meal successful nan shape of overnight oats and pre-prepare my electrolytes truthful if I person to aftermath up successful nan early hours of nan morning, everything is group up to springiness myself nan champion chance of occurrence connected nan run. All these mini decisions let maine to sorb nan training effect and yet americium fresh to spell again time aft day.'

Liz Newcomer - US/UK

‘Even erstwhile I'm not running, I religiously do my pre-run physio stretches! I besides diary up of large races and do kit lays! I actively take not to portion intoxicant because I cognize nan detriment it tin person to my moving and wide consciousness of wellbeing. I cognize my mind and assemblage are amended without it, and I tin person a better, healthier attack to moving without it!’

Aubrey Running - UK

‘Right now, moving is my thing…. moreover my vacation choices are shaped by running, I cheque pinch nan Mrs if nan family has plans, I complaint a cardinal devices, nan phone, Garmin watch, bosom complaint monitor, ft pod, headphones and my phone. Depending connected nan run, I take due shoes and past finally, boom… tally time!’

One of nan things I genuinely emotion astir moving astatine YouTube is getting to observe each of nan unthinkable communities that thrive connected our platform. Whether it’s creators making Shorts casually astir a time successful their life, aliases a creator that’s been connected nan level for years sharing their astir inspiring accomplishments, they each lend to nan thousands of communities that make YouTube what it is - thing that helps group to find their tribe.

To our runners, we dream this Yoodle and short movie captured nan principle (and reality) of being a runner. To those reasoning astir starting running, recognise it's truthful overmuch much than conscionable running.

But arsenic it did for me, it starts by putting connected a brace of bully training shoes and getting retired there. I dream you subordinate america - and if you don't there's truthful overmuch to spot from your sofa from YouTube’s British, German and French Running Communities.

Happy running.