By A Mystery Man Writer
Many have discovered running for themselves in the Corona pandemic. But mega sales for running brands are offset by declining numbers of participants in competitions. Will the runner's high last or will running run out of steam? Urs Weber gave an industry insight at the Runner's World running symposium at ISPO Munich - with four major trends that are encouraging.
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