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Our Sweat Science columnist spent two months measuring his blood sugar around the clock. Here’s what he found.
The latest “exercise in a bottle” study finds that plasma from exercising mice makes sedentary mice smarter. But don’t throw out your workout gear just yet.
Beloved by many Canadians, the trail is especially important to Vancouver-based Judith Kasiama, a refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo and founder of Colour the Trails
The case for marking the passage of time by running your ass off
These days I can break a record while finishing last. Some say they find me inspiring, but I often feel like a decrepit but willing old dog who gets a pat when he tries to chase his ball.
38 quotes that we interpret for our own needs
The energy bars and hydration mixes our editors swear by, on sale at Backcountry
After Lawlor Coe lost his brother Hunter to tragedy, he did everything he could to avoid his pain. Then he began to run.
It’s time to break out the merino base layers and the heat-exchange breathing masks
A selection of (mostly) new titles for fans of science, endurance, fitness, and adventure
LA Saves Track wants to give the oldest high school in the city a facility it can be proud of
The Native Land Territories map on Gaia GPS shows users the Indigenous land they’re on and includes information about the area's past and present
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
Your GPS watch and other gadgets are great at describing training, but prescribing it is a harder challenge
A mathematical model explains how endurance and speed come together to determine who will win a last-lap sprint
In the second edition of the Max Vert October challenge, Christopher Fisher spent ten hours a day running up and down a mountain
A new study quantifies the effects of running on technical terrain
A new study uses machine learning to quantify the effects of temperature, humidity, heat, and sun
This kit will get you out the door even on cold days
This year’s fastest kicks for every kind of terrain
Make sure to include these smart, specific workouts in your half marathon training to land you that PR.
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.
Thanks to the app’s open diary format, a race is more than just a race—it’s an opportunity for public introspection
A friendly reminder that worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy
Yes, people sometimes die while running. No, that doesn’t mean running is “dangerous.”
A new study investigates how different types of physical performance are affected by the time of day
The Prime X is banned for professional athletes, but that might be its main selling point
We’ve sweat in them, worn them on muddy trails, and through countless miles on pavement. Now they’re discounted.
There are lots of ways to find your running potential. These tips may not be helpful in that process.
Can mindful running make you faster—or at least happier?
For New Generation Track and Field, established media companies are too stuck in their ways
Stock up for fall adventures with these killer deals on gear we’ve tested in the field
Follow the founders of the Collins Cup as they organize and train for a new kind of global triathlon
Endurance-science experts explain the world record holder’s incredible marathon dominance
From light sprinkles to daylong downpours, these shells have you covered
Running nerds won’t learn anything new from ‘Kipchoge: The Last Milestone,’ but it’s still a feast for the eyes
For elite mountain athlete Hillary Allen, a near deadly fall was the start of a long, winding journey to find a new source of strength and purpose
Injury forces ultra legend Scott Jurek off the trail
The Tokyo Games reminded us why athletics remains the greatest show on earth
No runner has ever won the 5,000-meter, 1,500-meter, and 10,000-meter treble at the same Olympics. But there have been other memorable distance triples and doubles.
In what might be the first step toward an unprecedented triple, the Dutch runner won two races on the same day
Exercise and digestion often don’t mix well, but scientists are on the case
Despite IOC malfeasance and the ongoing pandemic, the five-ring spectacle is too seductive to ignore
After losing his father to cancer, a mule deer researcher embarks on a healing migration of his own
After 2,652 miles, 400,000 feet in elevation gain, and more than 51 days, the ultrarunner finished his PCT thru-hike
When, how, and what to tune in for running, cycling, sport climbing, surfing, and more
As events as big as the Olympic Trials get rescheduled because of heat, we went to the science to find out how you should decide when it is too hot to run safely
Five years after the Vaporfly upended marathon running, track shoes are set to star in Tokyo
New research fine-tunes the details of heat adaptation
After two more star runners have been excluded by World Athletics’ policy, the governing body will have to reap what it has sown
Amid a national conversation about race, colonialism, and justice, Native mappers and runners are reclaiming Indigenous cartography, names, and land
A bevy of mapping apps exist to track and plan trips for different outdoor activities. Here’s the best one for running, cycling, hiking, backpacking, climbing, and skiing.
The 44-year-old is ready to take on the world’s best marathoners at the Tokyo Olympics.
It has all the comfort and features you’d expect from a high-end performance shell, but at an affordable price
Thanks to these boots, hiking went from painful to pure bliss
The physiology of events like the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc is radically different from “short” events like the marathon
Working stabilizer muscles can lead to big gains in and out of the gym
After losing her father to Alzheimer’s disease, one writer reflects on her relationship with grief and running—and the connections between the two
Instead of focusing on joint angles and limb movements, a new study takes a holistic approach to the biomechanics of elite runners
When you start a new sport, everything will be hard, perplexing, and intimidating. But your brain will be on fire.
Hard-won advice from someone who hated the sport, until it changed his life
A spiral of injuries—and the attendant existential crisis—can be an opportunity to revisit the fundamentals
For serious training sessions that end in the ocean, any old bikini won’t do. Here are our favorite specialized sets.
New research sifts through the evidence to figure what types of intervals make you fastest
Tuliamuk had secured her spot in the Tokyo Olympics—then 2020 happened. Fortunately, she’s always run for more than just the medals.
The multiple American record holder is a huge fan favorite—does that give us a biased view of her case?
Your hydration needs are as unique as your training schedule. Here are four picks for every kind of run.
Will Trials of Miles’ scrappy approach work after COVID?
The mile isn’t just another race distance. It’s almost its own sport.
In a new event for Outside+ members, meet and train with the stars of Team USA
There you are, at the bottom of a hill, on foot, or on your bike, or on skis, ready to start up. But are you really ready? Here are a few strategies you might consider. 1. Choosing More Pain for Less Time by Going Faster over Less Pain for More…
Hobbs Kessler is taking the running world by storm