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The two-time Olympian is motivated for this year’s Boston Marathon, even as she considers a prospective career as an ultrarunner
A new analysis digs into who overheats and which conditions are most risky, with surprising results
Race performance still matters more than social media. For now.
Mental fatigue has become a hot topic for sports science researchers, but its effects remain controversial
At the 2019 World Championships, researchers gave marathoners and racewalkers swallowable thermometer pills and used thermal cameras to assess the effectiveness of hydration and cooling techniques in the heat of competition
The new Ted Corbitt Loop is great, but we still need a Ted Corbitt ultra
Between a new wave of sponsored athletes and its forthcoming racing shoes, the legacy running brand wants a bigger piece of the action
A full-time realtor and a mother of two, 36-year-old Keira D’Amato hasn’t given up on her Olympic dream
Signing up for a race right now is a weird mix of optimism and being in denial
If even pacing is so great, why do the best runners in the world always seem to have another gear at the end?
Yesterday's race had incredible times, but it all felt a little too perfectly engineered
These eight titles will keep your wanderlust fired up for when it's safe to travel again
After finishing a disappointing 12th place at the 2020 Olympic Trials, he is looking to close out the year with a big win
A pro marathoner looking for a sponsor takes a scientific approach to finding the right match
A socially distant competition can be just the right amount of motivation
After running 2:31:49 and setting a U.S. junior record in the marathon, college freshman Tierney Wolfgram wants to try her hand at shorter events
To pick their two-hour marathon team, researchers tested some of the greatest runners on the planet. Now they're revealing what they found.
Both professional and amateur athletes ran virtual iterations of the event in recent days
The world’s best marathoner was the favorite everyone was rooting for
Building aerobic fitness is the key to making fast running feel "easy"
A new aerodynamic analysis runs the numbers on exactly where to run when you’re behind someone else
A new study uses the training data you upload to sites like Strava to estimate the "critical speed" that determines your race performance
With in-person events canceled for the foreseeable future, these "glorified time trials" can also deliver satisfaction
In the midst of protests against police brutality and a global pandemic, four-time U.S. Olympian Meb Keflezighi weighs in on racism and running
Physiologists from around the world share their pet theories and crazy ideas on what it will take to break records
As race directors of postponed events look toward the fall, the only certainty is that nothing is certain
One day, Michael Shattuck started to run. He liked it, so he ran longer, sometimes for as many as 65 hours each week. He never wanted to stop. What was he running from?
Ben Rosario, coach of the Northern Arizona Elite, has some advice for runners in limbo
For endurance athletes, new research suggests that different pre-race rituals, or even no warm-up at all, give pretty much the same results
You know things are bad when the athletes and USATF are on the same page
Dad knees and an aging body changed my mind about Hokas
With every race canceled, runners face logistical and ethical dilemmas. Some have turned to unusual solutions.
As the pandemic continues to surge and major races are canceled, we can return to running for its own sake
New lab data from a record-setting 59-year-old offers insights on how we age—and, potentially, how to avoid it
The women's race was about working together, while the men's race was about fighting alone
New technology is striving to make it happen
At the U.S. Olympic Trials, amateur runners have nothing to lose