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Running News : Training Tips : Training Plans : Shoes+Gear : YouTube : Podcast Newsletter #849: Saturday, 27th June 2026 Hey runners, in today's newsletter, the heatwave is reshaping how we train, the world's oldest 100-mile race is about to kick off, and a marathon is somehow happening inside an IKEA. Western States 100 returns today with its deepest fields ever, as Jim Walmsley, Kilian Jornet, and the defending champion lead 370 runners from Olympic Valley to Auburn in the 53rd running of...

Running News : Training Tips : Training Plans : Shoes+Gear : YouTube : Podcast Newsletter #847: Monday, 24th June 2026 Hey runners, in today's newsletter, justice finally arrives for one Olympian, and a pop star keeps proving he's one of us. Fourteen years after she crossed the line in fifth at London 2012, Alysia Montano is finally getting her bronze in the women's 800m, after Russia's Yekaterina Guliyev lost her doping appeal and the IOC agreed to bump the American up the podium. Kenya's...

Running News : Training Tips : Training Plans : Shoes+Gear : YouTube : Podcast Newsletter #845: Monday, 22nd June 2026 Hey runners, in today's newsletter, the speed is coming from every direction, and one of the headlines arrives from a name you would not expect. Sha'Carri Richardson ran her fastest 100m since 2022, clocking 10.77 in a low-key Florida meet to beat Olympic 400m gold medalist Shaunae Miller-Uibo and post the second-fastest women's 100m time of 2026. In Montreuil, world 10,000m...

ad, Running News : Training Tips : Training Plans : Shoes+Gear : YouTube : Podcast Newsletter #843: Saturday, 20th June 2026 Hey runners, in today's newsletter, the headlines stretch from the world's fastest 150m ever run to the dairy farmer who just conquered 268 miles of British wilderness, with a coaching legend's 95th birthday in between. Noah Lyles posted the fastest 150m ever run, clocking 14.67 in Ostrava to hold off teenage rival Gout Gout and beat Kishane Thompson's mark from earlier...

, Running News : Training Tips : Training Plans : Shoes+Gear : YouTube : Podcast 🚨‼️ We've got a BREAKING Newsletter!! Hey runners, it's official: The 2027 London Marathon will be a TWO-DAY event, with 100,000 runners taking to the start. We share all the info, our thoughts, and what it could mean for the marathon. Jessy Carveth Senior News Editor, Marathon Handbook BREAKING: 2027 London Marathon Is Going to TWO DAYS: 100,000 Runners, & Ballot Impact The 2027 London Marathon has officially...

Running News : Training Tips : Training Plans : Shoes+Gear : YouTube : Podcast Newsletter #842: Thursday, June 18, 2026 Hey runners, We've got a brand new podcast episode for you today — our news editor Jessy Carveth joins Katelyn, Michael, and Alex as they answer all of her half-marathon questions, from picking the right race and training to nailing recovery.If you're in training mode this summer, we've also rounded up our best half-marathon guides: how to fuel your race, threshold workouts...

ad, Running News : Training Tips : Training Plans : Shoes+Gear : YouTube : Podcast Newsletter #841: Wednesday, 17th June 2026 Hey runners, in today's newsletter, we've got a story that sounds too strange to be true, and a marathon record attempt that could rewrite history. The Sneek Marathon in Friesland was canceled just days before its June 20 start after organizers discovered the company hired to handle on-course first aid was run by ... basically the main character from Catch Me If You...

, Running News : Training Tips : Training Plans : Shoes+Gear : YouTube : Podcast Newsletter #839: Monday, 15th June 2026 Hey runners, in today's newsletter, the records are tumbling on both ends of the spectrum, from 800 meters all the way out to 85.8 kilometers. Comrades 2026 delivered two history-making performances. Gerda Steyn won her fifth Comrades and smashed her own Up Run record in 5:44:53, walking away with a record R2.322 million payday. On the men's side, 27-year-old data scientist...

, Running News : Training Tips : Training Plans : Shoes+Gear : YouTube : Podcast Newsletter #837: Saturday, 13th June 2026 Hey runners, in today's newsletter, the sport keeps reshuffling at every level, from the youngest stars on the track to the friendships outlasting nearly everyone watching. The NCAA Outdoor Championships delivered one of the wildest weeks of college track in recent memory. Adaejah Hodge ran 10.63 to wipe out Sha'Carri Richardson's collegiate 100m record, a 26-year-old...

, Running News : Training Tips : Training Plans : Shoes+Gear : YouTube : Podcast 🚨‼️ We've got a BREAKING Newsletter!! Hey runners, the 8th World Marathon Major has just been announced, and we're here to bring you all the details, our thoughts, and what it could mean for the future of the Majors. Jessy Carveth Senior News Editor, Marathon Handbook Cape Town Is Officially the 8th World Marathon Major | Analysis It's official: the Cape Town Marathon is the 8th Abbott World Marathon Major — and...