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The Excesses of Trail Running, Far From the Promises of “Nature Sport”

Fueled by social media and the allure of self-improvement, trail running has become a popular sport. But behind its image of communion with nature lies a form of sports tourism that is harmful to the planet. "I want you to give it your all for the last five minutes!" At the top of a hill in Héron Park, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq (Nord), Olivier Harduin is shouting his lungs out. A professor at the University of Lille, he is the conductor of the Métrop…
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Fueled by social media and the allure of self-improvement, trail running has become a popular sport. But behind its image of communion with nature lies a form of sports tourism that is harmful to the planet. "I want you to give it your all for the last five minutes!" At the top of a hill in Héron Park, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq (Nord), Olivier Harduin is shouting his lungs out. A professor at the University of Lille, he is the conductor of the Métrop…

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Reporterre, le quotidien de l'écologie… broke the news in on Monday, October 20, 2025.
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