Hey runners, today we share some sad news out of Arizona, where a participant of Cocodona 250 has passed away. In today’s newsletter, the London Marathon ballot is back, and the scale of demand this year has reached something new.
What used to feel like a long shot now feels even tighter, with more runners than ever trying to find a way onto the same start line. It’s a snapshot of a sport that keeps growing, even as access gets harder.
From there, we follow a very different kind of running project playing out block by block in Chicago, check in on a World Relays weekend that delivered big moments and bigger surprises, and look at an ultra race that’s starting to tilt toward something potentially historic.
And as always, we round it out with the practical side of running, from first 100-miler advice to simple speed workouts, plus a few tools to help you figure out where you stand and where you’re going next.
Joabe Barbosa, a Brazilian doctoral student, holds the Guinness record for visiting every CTA station and is weeks away from logging every block in Chicago. Then he likely has to leave the country.
Two world records, a 33-year-old relay split mark erased, and an Olympic champion's quiet comeback turned Gaborone into the track meet of the year so far.
The follow-up to the blockbuster Superblast 2 is here, and as our colleague Alex can confirm (see his video review), the SUPERBLAST 3 is a total beast.
The SUPERBLAST 3 stacks ASICS's race-proven technology with a new Trampoline Pod to provide an underfoot feel that is bouncy and responsive. Whether you are grinding through tempo work or just want to make your easy miles feel fun, this is an ideal 'why choose' shoe.
Michael Doyle and Jessy Carveth are back in the saddle after a two-week World Marathon Majors tour through Boston and London and ready to cover this week's top five stories from the world of running.
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