Why Running Clubs Are the New Dating App

July 22, 2024

Like many other singles, I have grown exasperated by the apps. According the the Pew Research Center, at least 30 percent of American adults have used dating apps at some point, and we are fairly evenly split between finding the experience to be a net positive or net negative. Just over half say the apps have been “very or somewhat positive.”

I’m not the only one who’s looking for kismet the old-fashioned way. Scores of people around the world have turned to hobbies and run clubs to try to meet others with common interests, and many companies have popped up to serve those desires. At least one dating app, Thursday, is trying to make that easier by facilitating singles-only events in cities across the world, catering to a wide variety of interests. Outside Online