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All the muscles of your leg work when you run.

Quadriceps and Hamstrings (Thighs) and Calf muscles work the most. Apart from this your glutes (butt) muscles work a fair bit too.

Also while running we tend to move our arms and shoulders and hence your deltoids (shoulder) muscles work too.

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