{"id":31476,"date":"2025-09-19T12:51:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T12:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/31476\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T12:51:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T12:51:08","slug":"blink-182-drummer-travis-barker-has-started-a-run-club-and-his-5k-time-is-seriously-impressive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/31476\/","title":{"rendered":"Blink-182 Drummer Travis Barker Has Started a Run Club \u2014 and His 5k Time Is Seriously Impressive"},"content":{"rendered":"

Travis Barker has recently added running to his training<\/a> routine, starting his own event series, Run Travis Run<\/a>, and simultaneously launching a new running aesthetic which is a far cry from the usual polished running<\/a> fits.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, the Blink-182 drummer lined up at the Big 5 Sporting Goods Los Angeles 5K, where he finished in 22 minutes and 31 seconds, averaging a speedy 7:15 per mile and finishing 95th out of more than 8,000 participants.<\/p>\n

‘I have an interesting relationship with running,’ he admits in an Instagram reel<\/a>. ‘There’s no rules. You just lace up some shoes and go.’<\/p>\n

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‘I love running in the street, challenging yourself to do something you didn’t know you could do. And that’s like what punk rock was to me. It’s about the energy and the spirit that goes into it,’ says Barker.<\/p>\n

His legendary drumming career likely played a role in supporting his cardiovascular fitness<\/a> before he started his running habit. Known as an energetic performer, an hour of drumming could potentially burn as many as 600 calories and cause heart rate to peak as high as 190 bpm. Barker shares, ‘Running and drumming are a lot alike. In both… I’m in the flow state.’<\/p>\n

His running community Run Travis Run includes races across the US. So far events have been held in New Orleans, New York, and Los Angeles, with the next to take place in Chicago on September 20. Providing examples of runners outside of the usual communities, the events are changing the narrative and showing that the sport is for everyone.<\/p>\n

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Kate is a fitness writer for Men\u2019s Health UK where she contributes regular workouts, training tips and nutrition guides. She has a post graduate diploma in Sports Performance Nutrition and before joining Men\u2019s Health she was a nutritionist, fitness writer and personal trainer with over 5k hours coaching on the gym floor. Kate has a keen interest in volunteering for animal shelters and when she isn\u2019t lifting weights in her garden, she can be found walking her rescue dog.<\/p>\n