Are esprit de corps runs still relevant? If yes, at what echelon?

This also gives rise to a war-story of sorts: While on an early morning battalion run back on Okinawa in 74 or so, the battalion CO and his staff took a sudden right turn just in front of me. Unfortunately i did not catch it quickly enough and continued on straight ahead with the rest of the bn behind me. Leaving the CO and staff standing in the middle of the street by themselves as their bn trotted past. Needless to say this did not go over well and I heard about it in no uncertain terms shortly thereafter. No, it didn't help my career either..

I'm sorry, whats an "esprit de corps run?" Just joking. We don't run in the Navy. Unless its to make it back to ship before liberty expires...

At the peon level? No.

Nearly everyone I knew dreaded them. I'm not sure how those at higher ranks feel about them, but I never met anyone who looked forward to them. Can't say I've ever met anyone who got any "organizational pride" from them either.

Pace was too slow, too much jogging in place as the formation slinkied, etc. Plus the lower enlisted never see anyone new. They just run alongside the same people they would run with on any other day. The only difference is they have to do it in a longer formation.

From my limited experience.