Run clubs are undoubtedly surging in popularity across Australia, with most runners joining for the community atmosphere and the added health benefits of a weekly run.
Dating apps and chance meetings at the pub are out, with young Aussies increasingly finding love in an unexpected place.
Ms Feeley, 34, joined Rejoov Runners, a Sydney Centennial Park based running group in 2017 to train for an upcoming marathon and six months later Mr Smith, 35, signed up also looking for some extra marathon training.Zac Smith and Sammie Feeley met at a Sydney run club. Picture: Supplied.Ms Feeley said they didn’t initially speak to each other but after months of running side-by-side a “flame” started to develop between the pair.
After declining a number of date offers, Ms Feeley finally agreed to let Mr Smith take her out on a popular trail running track, the Six Foot Track in the Blue Mountains National Park. “We did a bit of a walk and ended with a wine-tasting on our first date. So that’s the venue where we ended up getting married,” Ms Feeley said.The couple’s love story comes as running groups take the country by storm, with some social media users describing them as the “new dating apps”.
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