The Bright Light: Mira Rai
Ultrarunner
Kathrine Switzer Returns to the Boston Marathon
Later this month, 50 years after making history, the first woman to run the iconic event will race it again
How Our Totally Average Runner Broke the Sub-Five-Minute Mile
Sometimes setting an unreasonable goal is the only way to jump-start your fitness
People Who Say That Running Is Fun Are Lying to You
In retrospect, maybe using the notoriously difficult Ragnar Trail Relay as a way to get back into distance running wasn't the best idea
A Beautiful (But Brutal) Multi-Day Race in Antarctica
Nature writer and Explorers Club fellow Barry Lopez once wrote that Antarctica’s landscape “retained Earth’s primitive link, however tenuous, with space, with the void that stretched out to Jupiter and Uranus.” It is a place so alien and removed from civilization that, as Lopez put it, “the light itself is aloof.”
How a Ragtag Crew of Almost Journalists Created Running's Most Controversial Website
For the past two decades, the website LetsRun.com has straddled the lines between gossip, investigative reporting, and hardcore training advice, angering Nike, USA Track and Field, and traditional media in the process. Charles Bethea joined them at the 2016 Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon, to figure out how they’ve managed to become the most important, and controversial, outlet in competitive running.
What 3 U.S. Olympians Learned from the NYC Marathon
A powerhouse trio of American women—Molly Huddle, Gwen Jorgensen, and Kim Conley—all made their marathon debuts this past weekend in New York. Here's what they learned and what they wish they had done differently.
An Ode to Running in the City
You can't beat the beauty of running on mountain trails, but I still sometimes long for the freedom and shared chaos of urban runs
Behind the Scenes of Jim Walmsley’s Record-Setting Grand Canyon Run
This past Tuesday, Walmsley shattered Rob Krar’s record for the double-crossing of the Grand Canyon—or, as it’s called, Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim.
A Conversation with Appalachian Trail Record Holder Karl Meltzer
On Sunday morning, Karl Meltzer broke Scott Jurek's year-old Appalachian Trail speed record, completing the 2,190 mile trek in 45 days, 22 hours, and 38 minutes. Here, the winningest 100-mile racer in history tells us how he pulled it off.
5 Trail Races Worth Traveling For
If you’re going to endure a trail-running race, you may as well do it someplace beautiful
How Do We Keep Doping Out of Trail Running?
Ultrarunner Gonzalo Calisto, who placed fifth in last year’s UTMB, was recently busted for doping. His indictment posed a grave question: can the sport save itself before it's too late?
How to Explain Running to Non-Runner Friends
And not sound pretentious
An Exclusive Look Inside Russia's Private Olympics for Dopers
Some good ol' PED-fueled fun
