The statistic shows the preferred way to run - alone or in a group, according to a survey carried in 2017. 55 percent of the survey respondents said that they preferred to run alone.
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How do you prefer to run (alone/in a group)?*
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* The source did not provide the exact wording of the question. The phrasing of the question might therefore differ from the wording in the survey.
** Results reflective of core runners: Active adult participants who tend to enter running events and train year-round; First-time runners invited to participate but the majority of responses came from core runners.
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Running USA. (June 30, 2017). How do you prefer to run (alone/in a group)?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/608718/prefer-to-run-alone-or-in-a-group/
Running USA. "How do you prefer to run (alone/in a group)?*." Chart. June 30, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/608718/prefer-to-run-alone-or-in-a-group/
Running USA. (2017). How do you prefer to run (alone/in a group)?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/608718/prefer-to-run-alone-or-in-a-group/
Running USA. "How Do You Prefer to Run (Alone/in a Group)?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/608718/prefer-to-run-alone-or-in-a-group/
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