After a thrilling year that brought world records, double golds, and redemption arcs, World Athletics has revealed its shortlist of nominees for Track Athlete of the Year, and the choices reflect just how wild 2025 has been. From Eugene to Tokyo, athletes delivered on the biggest stages. Now, the spotlight turns to ten individuals, five … Read more
The 50th anniversary edition of the TCS Amsterdam Marathon takes place on Sunday, October 19, 2025, bringing elite racing pedigree, a lightning-fast course, and a city-wide celebration to the Dutch capital. With flat streets, iconic landmarks, and a star-studded field headlined by Olympic champion Joshua Cheptegei, this year’s race is one of the most anticipated … Read more
U.S. ultrarunner Camille Herron has released a statement explaining why she is not competing at this weekend’s 2025 IAU 24-Hour World Championships in Albi, France. In an Instagram post on Friday afternoon, Herron said she had been seeking disability accommodations from USA Track & Field (USATF) and the International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU) since June … Read more
Heart rate training is one of the most popular ways to guide your running — helping you train smarter, not just harder. By monitoring your heart rate and staying within specific “zones,” you can target the right effort for each workout, whether that’s building endurance, improving aerobic fitness, or sharpening speed. But here’s what many … Read more
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With the 2025 IAU 24-Hour World Championships set to begin Saturday in Albi, France, uncertainty surrounds the status of U.S. ultrarunner Camille Herron, who has not officially confirmed whether she will compete. According to posts from members of the U.S. ultrarunning community, Herron has not informed USA Track & Field (USATF) that she is withdrawing … Read more
The health benefits of running are hard to argue with. Running improves your cardiovascular and muscular fitness, helps you live longer, strengthens bone density, and improves your mental health, just to name a few. However, like anything else, too much of one thing can lead to imbalances and weaknesses. Runners have a bad reputation for … Read more
This weekend, the strangest, simplest, and most brutal race in ultrarunning returns home to Tennessee. On Saturday, October 18, 2025, 75 of the world’s toughest runners will gather in Bell Buckle, the tiny rural town where Lazarus Lake’s peculiar idea, a race with no finish line, became a global phenomenon. The Backyard Ultra World Championships, … Read more
On November 2, nearly 60,000 runners will cross the finish line in Central Park, some in tears, some laughing, many hobbling, most euphoric. And around their necks will hang a medal that doesn’t just commemorate the feat, but invites them to relive it with their fingertips. The New York Road Runners just unveiled the 2025 … Read more
Runners tend to be meticulous about their pre-race and race-day nutrition. Ask any marathoner how much carbohydrate they take in during a race, and most will confidently tell you: “I fueled perfectly,” giving you an answer down to the exact gram. The problem is, they’re probably wrong. A new study from researchers at Dublin City … Read more
Less than two weeks after her road marathon debut, Courtney Dauwalter has already decided to give 26.2 miles another go, this time at the California International Marathon on December 7. The ultrarunning superstar shared the news on Instagram, writing that while her first marathon lacked her usual mountain scenery, snacks, and mid-race naps, she loved … Read more
For decades, endurance running has been held up as a blueprint for physical and mental resilience, a simple prescription: the more you run, the better you’ll feel. But a new academic study out of Trinity College Dublin may crack that narrative wide open, revealing that in the upper echelons of marathon participation, among runners logging … Read more
A Kenyan marathoner flew across continents to race in Malaysia earlier this month, only to be disqualified for something most runners wouldn’t think twice about: the shoes on his feet. Paul Matheka, a 2:11 marathoner, lined up for the Kuala Lumpur Standard Chartered Marathon on October 5, a World Athletics Elite Label event, wearing a … Read more
Swiss footwear company On is facing a class-action lawsuit in Oregon after two customers alleged the brand’s popular Cloudmonster shoes produce an “embarrassing and difficult to stop” squeak with every step, and that the company has done nothing to address the issue. The complaint was filed on October 10 in U.S. District Court in Portland … Read more
David Goggins has once again tested the limits of endurance, and passed. The 50-year-old ultrarunner, author, and former Navy SEAL finished the 2025 Moab 240 Endurance Run early Monday morning in around 3 days and 13 hours, placing 22nd overall after 240 miles through Utah’s desert canyons and mountains. It’s his second 200-plus-mile race in … Read more
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