​The Quiet Obsession Of The Sub Three-Hour Marathon​

The science and psychology behind why so many runners long to run sub-3, and how ignoring this time-based goal is actually the best strategy to break three hours in the marathon

​Every Podium Finisher at the Barcelona Marathon Just Ran a Personal Best. All Six of Them.​

The times from Sunday's race in Barcelona were remarkable. What makes them worth examining is not any single performance — it's the pattern across the entire podium.

​Runners Walk Off the Podium to Protest a Champion They Don’t Trust​

At the NCAA Division III Indoor Championships, Seth Clevenger won two titles and shattered two records. His competitors refused to share the stage with him.

​10 Agility Ladder Drills To Build Speed, Agility, And Quickness​

Agility ladder drills don’t have to be reserved for competitive athletes who play sports like soccer, football, basketball, tennis, squash, or boxing. Here are the best agility ladder drills exercises to improve your quickness and coordination.

​Runner’s Trots: How To Prevent Runner’s Diarrhea​

Let’s just enter the confessional booth here one at a time. It’s happened to all of us: you’re blissfully running along enjoying your workout, or maybe even running a race, when it strikes...But you can avoid it.

​The Athlete’s Guide To Heart Rate Variability (HRV): Part I​

With all the buzz around HRV, there’s also a lot of confusion. What exactly does it measure? How should you track it? And most importantly, how do you apply it in real life to train smarter—not just harder?

​Apple Signs On as Official Partner of the 2026 TCS London Marathon​

The tech giant's move into elite race sponsorship signals a bigger push to be taken seriously as a running wearable — not just a very expensive step counter.

​Boston Marathon Announces Big Switchup By Adding Two More Start Waves This April​

The BAA is splitting 30,000 runners into six groups instead of four — here's what that means for your race morning.

​Who Is Fotyen Tesfay? The Woman Who Nearly Broke Running’s Most Complicated World Record​

She's been quietly elite for a decade. On Sunday she ran the second-fastest women's marathon in history. In another era, that sentence would be the whole story. It isn't anymore.

​Possible Women’s Marathon World Record?! + Kipchoge’s 2026 World Tour | The Running Story​

In this week’s episode of The Running Story, Michael Doyle and Jessy Carveth break down one of the wildest weeks in running news. From a 2:10 debut at the Barcelona Marathon that could challenge the women’s marathon world record to Eliud Kipchoge announcing a global marathon tour for 2026, there’s a lot to unpack.

Quick Sprints:

• ​8 Long Run Variations To Build Endurance, Speed, And Power​
• ​Half Marathon Training Plan Database​
• ​Squats For Runners: 20 Variations To Try​

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