Diary of a Gen Z Student: Running is a great boost for your smugness levels

"Sore knees, a constant stream of sweaty washing, wondering when that pinky toenail will finally give up on you, all make up the ugly underbelly of attempting to take your running past the 10km mark."

Jane Cowan in the Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin. Photograph Moya Nolan

So, it’s official. Running makes you better than everyone else. How do I know this, I hear you wonder? From my unbiased, personal experience. 

What an egomaniac, I also hear you think.