Glastonbury regulars mock festivalgoers for spending morning jogging
Revellers at this year’s Glastonbury festival have been mocked for spending a morning at the hedonistic event going on an organised run.
Hundreds of festival goers took part in the Ravers2Runners 5km run but were told they should ‘have their tickets confiscated’ for defying the traditional festival hangover.
This is the second year the organised jog, which raises money for Greenpeace, has been put on, showing signs of increasing popularity among Glastonbury ticketholders.
However, as footage of the race was shared online by Glastonbury Police, one X user commented: ‘These are the type of people who don’t book the Monday off work, should have their tickets confiscated.’
Another remarked: ‘Glasto has changed a bit since I was there.’
Hundreds of revellers at this year’s Glastonbury festival have been mocked for spending a morning at the hedonistic event going on an organised morning run
Footage of the Ravers2Runners event was shared online by Glastonbury Police leading those taking part in the 5km race being told they should ‘have their tickets confiscated’ for defying the traditional festival hangover
One X user commented: ‘Glasto has changed a bit since I was there…’
In fact, since launching in 2019, Ravers2Runners has got its ‘pre-rave fun runs for worthy causes’ into many of the UK’s most popular festivals – including Latitude and Boomtown.
But the departure from a traditional festival experience has opened it up to ridicule.
Following the 5km Glastonbury fundraiser on Thursday morning, other X users posted: ‘Unless this is a race to a newly opened portaloo this is a madness!…
‘If you can even stomach the thought of a morning run at a festival, you ain’t doing the festival right…
‘These the kind of people who say “and of course I had my water, because it’s so important to stay hydrated”…
‘Just have a f***ing day off please…
‘Far to many tickets going to the wrong people…
‘Genuinely made me really angry…
‘What a load of middle class nerds….£300 plus for a ticket just to run around a field….look at me, look at me, look at me….rehydrate with an avocado smoothie…
‘I bet these are the types who form a queue at the bar in a pub.’
Another comment read: ‘If you can even stomach the thought of a morning run at a festival, you ain’t doing the festival right’
The run, raising money for Greenpeace, was taken part in by 450 festivalgoers at Worthy Farm on Thursday morning
Ravers2Runners founder Jo Bryan-Smith said: ‘It’s important for party people to look after themselves, it’s important to look after your wellbeing and your health but also partying is important too’
Ravers2Runners describes itself as ‘a group of runners who are also passionate about music, community, parties and raving’ but find running to be a surprisingly less exhausting way of getting the dopamine hits that they might have been getting from big nights out in the past.
Their Worthy Farm ‘fundraver’ was attended by around 450 runners comprised of a mx of fitness enthusiasts and party animals with guilty consciences about how they would be spending the coming weekend.
Founder Jo Bryan-Smith told ITV after Thursday’s run: ‘It’s important for party people to look after themselves, it’s important to look after your wellbeing and your health but also partying is important too.’
Many other festivalgoers were pictured on the first full day of the festival taking part in a massive Joe Wickes class at the Gateway stage while many more soaked up the sun in preparation for the big weekend of music.
