This is Running by Raziq Rauf

This is Running is a celebration of the world of running, exploring everything you'd want to know about the sport and the rich culture that surrounds it.

All purchases through the Running Sucks store will include Running Sucks stickers and an exclusive bookmark.

Coming in Spring 2026, it’s a cultural snapshot of running culture in the 21st century, with essays on run clubs, brands, technology, women’s experience, and trails, recurring themes of health, happiness, and sustainability, plus interviews with the founders of Tracksmith, UTMB, and Couch To 5K, as well as Boston Marathon and Western States winners.

In a world already overwhelmed with disposable products, my vision was to use 25 years of running and writing to create something of true worth that will also help you think a bit more deeply about your running practice while also looking iconic on your coffee table.

With the help of some of the finest photographers in the world and Batsford Books, I believe this excellently designed and dynamically illustrated book will look brilliant in your bookcase. It’s a gloriously physical item in a definitively digital age.

This is Running is released on 02 April 2026 in the UK via Batsford Books and on 19 May 2026 in the USA via Rizzoli Publications. Distributed by Random House, it’s available everywhere you can type an ISBN into (1837330425).

I hope you enjoy it.
Raz x