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| | Video: anniejorgensen, feliidaze, sillypicklesleague | | This summer, Annie broke up with the apps. The 28-year-old Instagram influencer deleted Raya in hopes of meeting a man in person — one who was emotionally mature, fun but ready to commit. When a friend recommended she join a running club as an alternative, she never intended to follow through. She wasn’t a serious runner; was it really worth it? |
Not long after, while scrolling on TikTok, she saw a clip posted by the founder of Lunge Run Club, a new Manhattan-based group for singles. In the video, which has more than 160,000 views, a cloud of fit, smiling people run down the West Side Highway during golden hour. “We run 3 miles and always do #beersafter,” the caption reads. |
Annie relented. At the club’s first-ever meeting in May, there were around 30 people. When she returned a few weeks later, there were more than 400. And at the bar afterward? She got three numbers. |
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