TL;DR
- Trends
- Running Backwards TikTok challenge for family/friends group
- Views
- 9.6M+ combined views from 3 videos in a span of 5 days
- Format
- Using a reverse effect, every person runs backwards to see who’s got the best running form after being reversed.
- Why It Works
- Family/friends content, sparking viewers’ curiosity to see who’s the best and the funniest among the players
- Use It When
- You want to make engaging content with many participants; suitable for family/friends group or even employer branding content for companies.
What is this trend about
These days, people get FOMO about outdoor activities, such as running, hiking, surfing, etc. The problem is, not everyone who’s participating in those activities is an athletic-typa person.

This trend is born out of it: to see which one in your group is the most “athletic” one by their form of running.
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lauren10mcdonald 1mo ago
This is the most american thing ive ever saw
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queenreaganspam 1mo ago
why was the 3rd one so good 😭
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thelightwon 1mo ago
Is the first guy ok?
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olipairo 1mo ago
#3 has best form. #2 is good at high knees 😂
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ckoogs1 1mo ago
Omg I thought that was shawn McKnight
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tirahcleary 1mo ago
Number 3 has been practicing.
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sarah.foray 1mo ago
Uhhhhh the 3rd one nailed it, clearly 😅
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mgarcia7588 1mo ago
Her 100% 😅😂😂
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Each person tries to run backwards, and with the reverse effect, they reverse the “running” clip and see who has the best running form. 😹🏃
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supersaiyanap 4w ago
Nos went back to his roots
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momozoki._ 4w ago
yugi most definitely won that shi
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jd.t268 4w ago
hi i guess
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blobthealien 4w ago
What are these names bro 😭
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hninalora 4w ago
So.. no one is normal after COVID
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koieea7 4w ago
Yugi
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yurinotyaoi2 4w ago
kc, kitsoro, nat, fox, lotus, Aribear, kanii, aozami
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razorblaze01 4w ago
Jolly ass dudes 😂
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Of course, this video won’t show you the “accurate” athletic form. 😬 But surely, this content is really fun to recreate with your family, friends, or even co-workers!
Once viewers are hooked on a player, they’ll stop and stay to see which one of the players has the best form–or the funniest one.
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