TUM DirectoryBy The Ultra Minute

Person

Raziq Rauf

RunnerWriterInterviewerCoach

Raziq Rauf writes Running Sucks, a publication exploring running culture through commentary and interviews. He describes himself as a former music journalist, lifelong runner and USATF running coach.

Also in running
Lifelong runner and USATF running coachAuthor's self-descriptionSource

9 TUM reports · Published coverage below

Publication history

Coverage over time

9 editorial issues

Distinct issues per publication month. Each issue counts once.

Raziq Rauf — monthly TUM coverageFrom Jul 2024 through Nov 2026. Highest month: 2 issues. Exact counts are provided in the accessible chart description.Jul 2024: 0 editorial issuesAug 2024: 0 editorial issuesSep 2024: 0 editorial issuesOct 2024: 0 editorial issuesNov 2024: 0 editorial issuesDec 2024: 0 editorial issuesJan 2025: 1 editorial issueFeb 2025: 0 editorial issuesMar 2025: 1 editorial issueApr 2025: 0 editorial issuesMay 2025: 0 editorial issuesJun 2025: 0 editorial issuesJul 2025: 0 editorial issuesAug 2025: 0 editorial issuesSep 2025: 0 editorial issuesOct 2025: 0 editorial issuesNov 2025: 0 editorial issuesDec 2025: 0 editorial issuesJan 2026: 0 editorial issuesFeb 2026: 0 editorial issuesMar 2026: 0 editorial issuesApr 2026: 0 editorial issuesMay 2026: 0 editorial issuesJun 2026: 0 editorial issuesJul 2026: 1 editorial issueAug 2026: 2 editorial issuesSep 2026: 2 editorial issuesOct 2026: 2 editorial issuesNov 2026: 0 editorial issues
Jul 2024Peak 2Nov 2026

Monthly editorial issue counts: Jul 2024: 0; Aug 2024: 0; Sep 2024: 0; Oct 2024: 0; Nov 2024: 0; Dec 2024: 0; Jan 2025: 1; Feb 2025: 0; Mar 2025: 1; Apr 2025: 0; May 2025: 0; Jun 2025: 0; Jul 2025: 0; Aug 2025: 0; Sep 2025: 0; Oct 2025: 0; Nov 2025: 0; Dec 2025: 0; Jan 2026: 0; Feb 2026: 0; Mar 2026: 0; Apr 2026: 0; May 2026: 0; Jun 2026: 0; Jul 2026: 1; Aug 2026: 2; Sep 2026: 2; Oct 2026: 2; Nov 2026: 0.

Sponsor mentions, repeated links and polls are excluded. Credits within editorial items may count. Read the supporting timeline ↓

In The Ultra Minute

Newest first

Published in TUM

Montgomery on sponsorship and belonging

Ryan Montgomery discussed his sponsorship model, contract support for other athletes and OutTrails in Raziq Rauf’s Running Sucks interview.

Published in TUM

The crew behind a mountain project

TUM linked Raziq Rauf’s profile of Preston Hopkins’s logistics and cooking work for Jornet’s 2025 States of Elevation project.

Published in TUM

Alyssa Clark on pacing and crewing

TUM linked Raziq Rauf’s Running Sucks interview about agreeing on useful encouragement before a race.

Published in TUM

Dhiman’s race essay and representation

TUM linked Dhiman’s argument for faster 100-mile racing and Rauf’s discussion of South Asian representation with him.

Published in TUM

Rauf on representation at UTMB

TUM recommended Rauf’s reflection on Dhiman’s win and outreach to South Asian and other communities.

Published in TUM

Rauf’s profile of Herron

TUM linked Herron’s published account of a late diagnosis and her response to it, without making a new medical assessment.

Published in TUM

Rauf on representation at TrailCon

Rauf’s attributed essay credited progress on women’s representation and questioned a wider diversity gap using TrailCon’s speakers and panels. The claims are the writer’s cultural critique, not affiliations inferred from co-mention.

Published in TUM

Rauf profiles Burt and a planned Arizona Monster

Profiled Candice Burt for Running Sucks.

Published in TUM

Running Sucks’ wildfire-relief shirts

RunningSucks founder Raziq Rauf offered Glendale-themed shirts and pledged all proceeds to Los Angeles wildfire relief, including Pasadena Humane Society. This is a dated fundraising announcement.

Repeated links & other mentions (1)
Repeated link

Raziq Rauf’s Camille Herron profile

The issue repeated this link from earlier coverage. It is not a new report.

Connections

Profile writing

Ben Dhiman

Author of the linked representation conversation · 2026-09-05

Source

Questioned representation in attributed essay

TrailCon

Rauf’s attributed essay credited progress on women’s representation and questioned a wider diversity gap using TrailCon’s speakers and panels. The claims are the writer’s cultural critique, not affiliations inferred from co-mention.

Source

Profiled Burt in Running Sucks

Candice Burt

TUM recommended Raziq Rauf’s Running Sucks profile of Candice Burt, describing her race-building work, an ultra-a-day streak for 200 days and the then-forthcoming Arizona Monster in March 2025.

Source
Sources & notes

Facts above link directly to their sources. Published TUM dates and public-source check dates describe different things.

Public background sources checked October 18, 2026. The selection contains 127 published issues.

Facts are limited to selected published accounts and retain their dates. Original links may change or require sign-in; no live status or current affiliation is implied.

Interface icons: Lucide · ISC license.

Public background & sources Checked October 18, 2026

Career context from one original public source. TUM’s dated reporting appears below.

    This is a limited career snapshot, checked October 18, 2026. Source publication dates and event dates are shown separately.

    TUM-only summary

    A writer whose TUM coverage spans identity, representation and community through Running Sucks.

    Copy this profile link

    Share this source-linked profile from The Ultra Minute.