A new “sport” has been surfacing on the internet called Run It Straight. The rules are simple, although they are a bit violent. Two people stand a certain distance apart, run straight at each other, and collide. Whoever stays standing or pushes the other person back wins. Yes, you just run at another person and try to knock them out. That’s it.
Run It Straight actually comes from backyard rugby in Australia and New Zealand, where players would challenge each other to see who could handle the hardest hit. The idea was all about toughness and going straight through your opponent instead of around them. But because it revolves around people running at one another, it leads to concussions and other injuries, and in some crazy cases, people have even been severely hurt or killed.
The sport has reached some popularity online, especially with football and rugby players who already make contact with others all the time. Part of the reason people like it is because it’s so simple. There’s nothing complicated about it since the rules are just to make contact. Run It Straight proves that sometimes the simplest and stupidest ideas can catch many people’s attention.