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The Under Armour HOVR Machina 3 is made for the high mileage runner looking to finish strong
Join thousands of runners from 48 states and four countries at Colorado's largest fall running weekend, with Boulderthon’s signature finish and post-race party on the Pearl St Mall. New in 2022: a 10K and Kids Run.
A new study aims to resolve long-standing debates about how much drafting helps runners, and finds that even back-of-the-packers save meaningful time
A new documentary includes shocking new information about how track’s greatest distance runner came to the UK
A new study assesses how childbirth altered the career trajectories of the fastest marathoners in history, with encouraging results
Sharon Gayter’s closely monitored world record reveals insights on marathon fueling, pacing, and strategy
Get an all-access pass to the San Francisco sights, including the Golden Gate Bridge, Fisherman's Wharf, and Haight Street. With views both known and new, this bucket list event is waiting for you!
The star runner’s decision to be less public on the app illustrates how pro athletes have to find a tricky balance between privacy and exposure
For some pro runners, having the freedom to choose their footwear is worth more than a contract
Five years ago, Thomas “Rivs” Puzey competed in the famed marathon’s elite field. This year, he was happy to be among the last to cross the finish line.
In this excerpt from his new book ‘Running Throughout Time: the Greatest Running Stories Ever Told,’ Roger Robinson surfaces an incredible bit of sports history: the Great Marathon Derby of 1909.
Otherworldly talent has its own irresistible magnetism. We can’t help but be seduced.
The 35-year-old made the switch after giving birth to her fourth child. Here’s what we can learn from her experience.
A leading exercise physiologist suggests developing a top speed two times faster than your marathon pace for a “speed reserve.” Here’s how to improve yours.
The unlikely new American record holder in the marathon believes her best racing days are still ahead of her
The 40-year-old’s stunning performance smashed two world records on Friday
The Olympic medalist turned coach didn’t have time to fully prepare and almost burned out mid-quest. Here’s how she adapted and finished strong.
The case for an event that’s somewhere between the Boston Marathon and the Olympic Trials
Getting heckled by construction workers and definitely not crying: a New York City Marathon retrospective
While the benefit to giving elite women their own race seems obvious, the question of giving male marathoners a separate start is more contentious
Hidden spikes on a popular trail, a cancer survivor’s marathon return, and ducks on the run in New York City
A visit to Eliud Kipchoge’s Kenyan training camp reveals how he dominates the marathon world
Feeling adrift in a black hole after your marathon? You’re normal, and in good company. World-class runners, coaches and sport psychologists offer their advice.
How the wheelchair racer competed in the Chicago and Boston Marathons on back-to-back days
A friendly reminder that worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy
Can mindful running make you faster—or at least happier?
Supersapiens’s new continuous glucose monitor promises to help athletes manage their energy levels. But can it really stave off a bonk?
Endurance-science experts explain the world record holder’s incredible marathon dominance
Running nerds won’t learn anything new from ‘Kipchoge: The Last Milestone,’ but it’s still a feast for the eyes
The Tokyo Games reminded us why athletics remains the greatest show on earth
It's not too late to start training for a spring marathon, as long as you've been doing some running this winter. Here's an 8-week plan to get you race fit in a hurry, without overdoing it.
America’s first time hosting the Olympics in 1904 included a marathon run in 90 degree temperatures, deliberate dehydration, and a champion fueled by rat poison and brandy.
The 44-year-old is ready to take on the world’s best marathoners at the Tokyo Olympics.
After losing her father to Alzheimer’s disease, one writer reflects on her relationship with grief and running—and the connections between the two
Tuliamuk had secured her spot in the Tokyo Olympics—then 2020 happened. Fortunately, she’s always run for more than just the medals.
Incorporating steep inclines into your training can help improve strength, agility, endurance, and more
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
Psychological skills training can significantly reduce stress and negative thoughts before and during a marathon — that’s important for your time, and for having a good time.
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
What the Lake Biwa Marathon’s incredible results reveal about Japanese marathoning today.
Between a new wave of sponsored athletes and its forthcoming racing shoes, the legacy running brand wants a bigger piece of the action
Physiology journal report reveals how lifetime sub 3-hour marathoners declined less than 7 percent per decade.
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"
The story of a runner who went missing during the 1912 Olympic marathon and recorded the world's slowest time by several decades. He’s now celebrated as Japan’s ‘father of the marathon.’
A practical guide to organizing your own DIY race without the bells or whistles — and a memorable example of one.
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
A week from the heart of Lelisa Desisa’s marathon training reveals the work that has taken him to the podium in Boston, New York and Doha.
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