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title: 5 reasons to run a race with your coworkers
description: We explain why you should participate in a race with your colleagues, and why sharing this common goal can only be beneficial for you !
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Sport and well being

Published by **Boogie**, 10/19/20

# 5 reasons to run a race with your coworkers

![Race between colleagues](https://www.squadeasy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/sport-1.png?width=780&name=sport-1.png)

### Participating in a **race** allows you to set a **short-term objective** and **keep motivated** up to the D-day. No matter how difficult the race is, once you cross the finish line, you always come out a **winner**. Many run with **friends** or **family** already, but more and more runners are sharing these moments with coworkers. If you still have doubts, here are **5 good reasons to run a race with your coworkers**.

#### **Training with your coworkers**

If you have already participated in a **race**, you know that any **runner** must develop an outstanding sense of **organization** to be able to reconcile **professional and sporting life.**

It is not always easy to **arrange your schedule** according to your **training program**, but running a race with colleagues allows you to coordinate **training sessions** and **motivate** each other. Companies also tend to be more flexible when several **employees train together** and even facilitate the task by encouraging **exercise** over working time. You will have no more excuses and you will feel less guilty about taking time for your **training** if you are joined by your **work team.**

Jean-Philippe, who participated in the Deloitte Derby with his coworkers, testifies: "The values of sport are reinforced from the moment you are no longer alone. The idea is really that the whole **team** is improving, especially during the preparation but also during the event".

#### **Bringing together coworkers from all walks of life**

It is common knowledge that sports are an awesome way to **meet new people**. In the **workplace**, it also helps to break down **hierarchical barriers** and bring together **employees** from different departments of the **company**. Once you put on your sneakers, there's no more CEOs, accountants or interns! Simply **running enthusiasts** who train for a **common goal**. During training, no time to discuss the next meeting. Rather, it is a time to get to know your coworkers better on a personal level. This **strengthens bonds**, **team spirit** and above all **mutual respect**.

#### **Have the company sponsor your race**

**Business leaders** are increasingly recognizing the **value of team sport** to cement work teams. While in the past, team sports such as football, rugby or basketball were favored, more and more companies are recognizing the **benefits of running** to **strengthen team spirit** and are choosing to **sponsor** races. The bib with the name and logo of the company is therefore offered, which given the increasing prices of race is not insignificant. Some companies even decide to provide **coaches** to prepare their runners.

#### **Efficient team building**

We can never say it enough, **running** is an **individual** sport that is meant to be **shared**. It is a real pleasure to be able to share this **passion** with coworkers with whom you spend most of your time. Beyond the physical aspect, the **race** has a real **team building power**, from the beginning of the preparation to the D-day! Crossing the finish line is a high point that creates l**asting bonds**. Some companies that **sponsor** their employees even choose to invest in a tent in the ‘company village’ to encourage **exchanges** after the race and make this **moment of cohesion** last.

Jean-Philippe says: "Sharing an event like this with your team **strengthens everyday ties**. We have shared challenges together so we are closer and it helps to improve our **interactions at work**. Since the derby, we have participates in other events together, at our own initiative. We were in a good **sports dynamic** and we organized other events. »

#### **Hormonal benefits of running with your colleagues**

**Oxytocin is a hormone involved in collaborative running. Unlike other hormones and neurotransmitters, oxytocin is not secreted during an autonomous sporting activity. Indeed, it is produced during positive social relationships, such as: a hug, compliments received or given, when we make or receive a gift, when we share a pleasant moment with our coworkers. In the professional world, the production of oxytocin, linked to the practice of sport among coworkers, will create attachment among colleagues, empathy and a need to share. Oxytocin creates in us a sense of intimacy and trust that in turn facilitates social interactions and behaviors of an altruistic or cooperative nature.**

 

To keep **motivation** high during the winter, there's nothing like setting a **goal** in the spring, which brings back the race season. It's time to share this article with your **coworkers** and sign up for a **race** to test all these **benefits**.

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