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ArchivePhoto of Nick Symmonds courtesy Phil Roeder/Wikimedia For years, U. S. Track and Field has imposed strict rules on how athletes can represent corporate sponsors on their jerseys. Permitted logo size is small—a maximum total area of 40 square centimeters—and athletes can't have more than one logo.
A few months ago, the folks at Woven Society, a start-up e-retailer that aims to “simplify your life, one item at a time,” approached us about featuring some of our favorite possessions on the website they were creating. The site, which just launched in beta…
Photo by Dirk Ingo Franke/Wikimedia Is the dominance of east African runners bad for distance running? That is the implication of a blog post written Monday by eminent running commentator Toni Reavis and titled Distance Racing has Hit the Wall. “Politically incorrect or not,”…
At a certain point in 2008 I lost interest in professional swimming because every major race yielded a new record and the records began to feel cheap. The swimmers, of course, were wearing swimsuits that made them faster, so in some sense the records really were cheap.
Salomon-sponsored Jennifer Pharr Davis broke the Appalachian Trail speed record on July 31, 2011 when she hiked and ran the 2181-mile trail in 46 days, 11 hours and 20 minutes—26 hours and 11 minutes faster than the previous record holder, Andrew…
Photo of Aspen Vista trail by taylorandayumi/Flickr The other weekend I ran a trail race for the first time since moving to New Mexico earlier this year. It didn't go well. I'm not in good shape, which I blame on adopting a puppy who likes to chew…
And if the South African track sensation makes it to the start line for the 2012 Olympic Games in London, we may never look at disabilities—or competitive sports—the same way again.
Photo by Stewart Dawson/Flickr On Wednesday, author Chris McDougall posted a critique of Lance Armstrong's running form on his blog. McDougall is famous for writing Born to Run, the 2009 bestseller about Mexico's Tarahumara Indians and barefoot running. It's hard to…
How does ultrarunner Ray Zahab—who became famous for expeditions traversing the harshest terrain on earth—up the ante? By taking high school kids on his next series of trips.
Image by fergie_lancealot/Flickr Last month, the International Association of Athletics Federations decided that women who run alongside men in road races cannot set world records. The IAAF now believes that male pacers give women an undue advantage, and have made the incredible decision…
Photo by informatique/Flickr Does the way you run determine how fast you are, or whether you get injured? Since 2009, and the publication of Chris McDougall’s book Born to Run, that’s been one of the most popular questions in distance running. Form is paramount in most…
Or, Why is running compelling? I followed last week's world track and field championships obsessively, something I have done since I was 14, and rarely to my benefit—there's always something more valuable I should be paying attention to, like work, or homework. Over the weekend I came across an essay…
Barefoot running is all the rage. Enter the counterpoint. Hoka One One says that fat, squishy soles are the true path to success. We've tested an ultramarathon of running shoes, and we've gotta admit that Hoka One One has some cushy merits. Though the marshmellow-soled shoes look…
Photo by Victah Sailer/PhotoRun.net Before Thursday, I doubt that many people would have picked Jenny Barringer Simpson to end the title drought in American distance running that has persisted, stubbornly, since the mid 1980s. When Barringer Simpson went wide into lane three in…
We've heard of sport specific footwear, but this shoe takes the cake. As you can see in the video below, the testing sessions for the Five Ten Atlas Pamplona resulted in more than just blisters. The company sent 150 runners out with red kicks at this year's…
Photo of Usain Bolt by thor_matt83/Flickr The World Track and Field Championships kicked off Friday evening in Daegu, South Korea. (You can pony up $15 to watch it live on universalsports.com, or not.) The meet is held only in odd years,…
A running doctor tells how to prevent, and treat, side stitches.
Last Thursday, the IAAF, track and field's international governing body, announced a plan to drug test every single athlete at the world championships in Daegu, South Korea later this month. It will be the first comprehensive testing ever performed at a world or Olympic final in track…
https://youtube.com/watch?v=6smGf875jck Double-amputee Oscar Pistorius will realize his dream to compete against the fastest athletes in the world in next month's World Championsips. Recently, South Africa picked the 24-year-old sprinter for their team after he shaved a half second off his 400-meter time last month at a…
Gina Kolata stirred up a minor controversy when she suggested in Monday's New York Times that running on soft surfaces will not lower runners' risk of injury, and could even raise it: “Is there a good reason why many runners think a soft…
Brett Hochmuth, Eagle Eye Photography In late 2008, Marshall Ulrich ran across the United States in 52 days. Ulrich would later say that the run was the most challenging event of his career, which includes…
The Badwater Ultramarathon started yesterday, July 11th, at Badwater, Death Valley, the lowest place in the Western Hemisphere at 280 feet below sea level. And after 135 miles and two days of what I…
Cooling Agents: Our favorite ultralight gear for sweltering summer runs, including Saucony's Vortex sleeveless top.
Cooling Agents: Our favorite ultralight gear for sweltering summer runs, including the North Face Better Than Naked jacket.
Cooling Agents: Our favorite ultralight gear for sweltering summer runs, including the Wrightsock SLC socks.
Cooling Agents: Our favorite ultralight gear for sweltering summer runs, including New Balance's NBx five-inch shorts.
Cooling Agents: Our favorite ultralight gear for sweltering summer runs, including the Brooks Sunshield visor.
When things are going well, organizational dysfunction often stays hidden. But sometimes it is obvious. Dysfunctional organizations, for example, make arbitrary decisions, contradictory decisions, or no decisions when they are needed. Incidentally, according to the Associated Press, the…
In 2003 and early 2004, in the months leading up to the Athens Olympic games, Kenya's Paul Tergat was obsessed with winning an Olympic marathon title. Tergat was one of the best runners in history and held the world marathon record, but his two Olympic medals were silver, and a…
Advocates of barefoot running argue it’s the way evolution wants us to run—and they’re right. However, this ignores the fact that we spend the majority of our lives locked into regular shoes. Rarely do we go barefoot anywhere. Before you start running, let your feet adjust to your new barefoot…
Photographer Alexx Henry shot this cover of the future, starring triathlete Chris Lieto, with a Red One and Canon 5D.
Photographer Alexx Henry turns our October feature on Chris Lieto into a video.
Can humans hunt the world’s fastest animals by running them down? Elite marathoners investigate in the New Mexican desert.
MOVNAT‘s Erwan LeCorre demonstrates the natural way to run barefoot. Read Nick Heil’s story the Workout that Time Forgot.
Kyle Simonett Runners at the Teva Mountain Games could participate in any (or all) of three events last weekend: the Vail Pass Half Marathon, the 10K Spring Runoff and the Mud Run. The Mud Run, which sold out at 400…
Chemistry Lab: Gummy Bear Experiment from GOi2P on Vimeo. On day five of Expedition Bolivia, the i2P team ran another 38km and continued taking time to demonstrate some basic science in recognition of the UN's International…
Expedition Bolivia Day 3 – 37km from GOi2P on Vimeo. The Expedition Bolivia i2P team pushed through altitude sickness and 12,000-foot-plus elevations Monday to tackle a 41km run. Yesterday they were right back it, logging another 37km. The team dealt with high…
i2P Expedition Bolivia – Day 1: 30 KM from GOi2P on Vimeo. Ultrarunner Ray Zahab is in South America this week, running nearly 200 miles through Bolivia for the fourth stage of the impossible2Possible (i2P) World Expedition Series.
Olympic marathon champion Samuel Wanjiru, 24, died early this morning after falling from a balcony at his home in Nyahururu, Kenya. According to Reuters, Wanjiru's wife, Triza Njeri, had caught him in bed with another woman. “His death is a tragedy, but I’m 100 per cent sure…
Fifty-seven years ago today, Roger Bannister ran the first-ever sub-four-minute mile. Traveling 15.037 miles per hour, Bannister recorded a time of 3:59.4 on the track at Oxford University. “In Oxford, I had been told, a man without a sport is like a ship without a sail,” Bannister wrote in his…
Recent studies are shattering the myth that life span is predetermined by genetics. The latest bombshell: your morning run could be the fountain of youth.
—Stephanie Pearson writes the Gear Girl column for Outsideonline.com Dimity McDowell is an Olympic-caliber athlete, “Runner’s World” contributing editor, ESPN columnist, mother of two, and the co-author of “Run Like A Mother,” a book published last spring…
Meb Keflezighi shares his Top 10 thoughts after winning the 2009 NYC Marathon Elite marathon runner Meb Keflezighi plans to run both the ING New York City Marathon and compete in the U.S. Olympic Trials, Runner's World…
This spring I set off for an adventure vacation in the Cayman Islands. Here's some of the best gear I tested. Carve Designs Maui Bikini Top and Rincon Rouched Bottom: The top offers an adjustable halter around the neck and chest. The bottom has bow ties on the…
By Stephen RegenoldMy calves are stiff. My body feels weak. It's a few days after the National College Blue Ridge Marathon, but my muscles and bones…
On the plains of New Mexico, a band of elite marathoners tests a controversial theory of evolution: that humans can outrun the fastest animals on earth.
Norwegian Olympian Grete Waitz passed away today at the age of 57. Her six-year battle with cancer ended early this morning at the Ulleval University Hospital in Oslo. Waitz is best known for her nine New York City marathon victories, including her debut marathon…
Norwegian Olympian Grete Waitz passed away today at the age of 57. Her six-year battle with cancer ended early this morning at the Ulleval University Hospital in Oslo. Waitz is best known for her nine New York City marathon victories, including her debut marathon…
The 115th Boston Marathon kicked off in Hopkinton, MA at 9:30 for the elite women and 10:00 for the open men's division on a brisk Patriot's Day. The temperature at the start was a chilly 46 degrees F (40 degrees with windchill), with a beneficial tailwind of about 20 mph,…
Japanese athletes won both the men's and women's wheelchair divisions of the Boston Marathon, in what both runners described as an “emotional” training period that saw a 9.0 earthquake and nuclear disaster devastate Japan in March. The men's race was even closer than last year, the closest race in a…
The 115th Boston Marathon kicked off in Hopkinton, MA at 9:30 for the elite women and 10:00 for the open men's division on a brisk Patriot's Day. The temperature at the start was a chilly 46 degrees F (40 degrees with windchill), with a beneficial tailwind of about 20 mph,…
Japanese athletes won both the men's and women's wheelchair divisions of the Boston Marathon, in what both runners described as an “emotional” training period that saw a 9.0 earthquake and nuclear disaster devastate Japan in March. The men's race was even closer than last year, the closest race in a…
Courtesy of Boston.com Kenya's Geoffrey Mutai, 29, won the Boston marathon this morning in a record 2:03:06 — 53 seconds faster than the 2:03:59…
When the men's lead pack of the 115th Boston Marathon finished the first half in 1:01:58, the crowds in Boston knew this was going to be a fast race. But the final eye-popping time of 2:03:02 by Kenya's Geoffrey Mutai, the fastest marathon ever recorded, was even more impressive on…
Courtesy of Boston.com Kenya's Geoffrey Mutai, 29, won the Boston marathon this morning in a record 2:03:06 — 53 seconds faster than the 2:03:59…
When the men's lead pack of the 115th Boston Marathon finished the first half in 1:01:58, the crowds in Boston knew this was going to be a fast race. But the final eye-popping time of 2:03:02 by Kenya's Geoffrey Mutai, the fastest marathon ever recorded, was even more impressive on…
On Marathon Monday, 27,000 registered runners, and thousands of unregistered runners, will take to the streets in Hopkinton, Massachusetts and pound the pavement for 26.2 miles to finish on Boylston Street in downtown Boston. As one of the oldest continuously-run marathons, the Boston Marathon is one of the hallmarks of running,…
On Marathon Monday, 27,000 registered runners, and thousands of unregistered runners, will take to the streets in Hopkinton, Massachusetts and pound the pavement for 26.2 miles to finish on Boylston Street in downtown Boston. As one of the oldest continuously-run marathons, the Boston Marathon is one of the hallmarks of running,…
They don't have sponsors, and they're not getting paid to train. But these day-job-holding athletes compete like elites. Follow their lead and you can, too.
Courtesy of MarathonRotterdam.nl Kenya's Wilson Chebet won the 31st ABN AMRO Rotterdam marathon yesterday in 2:05:27 — the fastest marathon of 2011 so far. The time was a personal…
Courtesy of Flickr Track-and-field superstar Carl Lewis is competing again — this time for the New Jersey state Senate. The nine-time Olympic gold medalist is running as a Democrat against incumbent Republican Senator…
Courtesy of MarathonRotterdam.nl Kenya's Wilson Chebet won the 31st ABN AMRO Rotterdam marathon yesterday in 2:05:27 — the fastest marathon of 2011 so far. The time was a personal…
Courtesy of Flickr Track-and-field superstar Carl Lewis is competing again — this time for the New Jersey state Senate. The nine-time Olympic gold medalist is running as a Democrat against incumbent Republican Senator…
Fourteen years and 270 pounds separate Markos Geneti and Kelly Gneiting, yet both men set records in last Sunday's Los Angeles marathon. Geneti, a 26-year-old Ethiopian, ran a 2:06:35 to…
Fourteen years and 270 pounds separate Markos Geneti and Kelly Gneiting, yet both men set records in last Sunday's Los Angeles marathon. Geneti, a 26-year-old Ethiopian, ran a 2:06:35 to beat the course…
A new study found that one in three runners that enter the London Marathon may suffer from allergies after the race, according to Science Daily. Dr. Paula Robson-Ansley and a team at Northumbria University gathered 150 runners to take a blood test, complete a questionnaire,…
Sally Meyerhoff, the winner of the 2011 P.F. Chang's Rock 'n Roll Marathon and the XTerra Trail Run World Championships in Hawaii, died Tuesday when she collided with a pickup truck while cycling near Maricopa, Arizona. Meyerhoff was 27 years old. Local authorities told…
It’s still winter, but spring is only a couple weeks away. Here’s what to wear on your runs to manage the transition in comfort and style. Pearl Izumi Fly Jacket: An extremely lightweight softshell with a lean silhouette. This wind jacket feels tissue-thin and very smooth. Wear 2-3 layers…
Bernard Lagat. Courtesy of Flickr. Two-time Olympic medalist Bernard Lagat won the Nike Men's 3000-meter race at the 2011 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships on February 26 in…
Chances are you don't have a Shake Weight, and wouldn't admit to it if you did. Which means you probably haven't designed a custom Shake Weight workout. But if you do have one and have developed a custom workout, it might be worth some cash. The creators of the…
Courtesy of Flickr Planning on running the Boston Marathon next year? Better check out the new registration procedures and qualifying times announced by the Boston Athletic Association (BAA) this morning. In 2012, a rolling admission will…
Atacama Extreme: The Finish from Outside Magazine on Vimeo. Ray Zahab finished his epic run across the Atacama on day 20. As he gets ready to cross the finish, he has a few words of thanks for those who followed and supported his journey. “First of all,…
TED recently published this endurance running talk by Born to Run author Christopher McDougall. The 15-minute lecture is packed with loads of cool facts on the history of running, and not all of it is prehistoric or barefoot-inspired. For example, did you know…
Ray Zahab racks up another 124K on days 18 and 19 of his quest to run across the Atacama. As he nears the end of his quest, he 'll celebrate his birthday. Atacama Extreme: The End is Near from Outside Magazine on Vimeo. —Bob Cox and Ray…
Untitled from Outside Magazine on Vimeo. Ray Zahab racks up another 60K in the Atacama as the team crosses over the old border between Chile and Peru. —Bob Cox and Ray Zahab will be sending daily updates as Ray runs roughly 40 miles a day for 16…
A Belgian man who's been running marathons every day for the past year, completed his 365th race on Saturday in Barcelona, Spain, according to the Daily Mail. Running 365 days' worth of marathons (9,569 miles total) earned 49-year-old Stefaan Engels his second Guinness World…
Atacama Extreme: 120 Degrees Fahrenheit from Outside Magazine on Vimeo. Ray Zahab runs into ground that's been heavily mined and must weave his way around overturned earth as temperature rise. —Bob Cox and Ray Zahab will be sending daily updates as Ray runs roughly 40 miles a…