How Kenenisa Bekele Trained for His Big Comeback in Berlin
Bekele’s manager, Jos Hermens, talks candidly about how the champion prepared since May for his comeback performance, plus Kipchoge's chances for a 1:59.
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Amby Burfoot
Amby Burfoot has been running and writing about running for more than a half century. He won the Boston Marathon in 1968, and has run it another 23 times, including in 2018, which marked the 50th anniversary of his win. He has also completed the same Thanksgiving Day 5-mile in Connecticut 57 years in a row. Burfoot joined Runner’s World magazine in 1978, and became executive editor in 1985, holding the position for almost two decades. He has written a half-dozen books including First Ladies of Running and Run Forever.
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Boston Marathon Greats Bill Rodgers Meets Clarence DeMar in Keene, New Hampshire
An innovative public art project gives Rodgers—and you—a chance to view one of his idols up close.
Nutrition Strategies to Optimize Performance
A new study presents the best strategies to reduce glycogen depletion, low blood sugar, dehydration, central fatigue, muscle damage, and heat illness in hot weather.
Faster Strides May Lead To Faster Race Times
A new study indicates that increasing your cadence from 170 to 180/minute can improve your efficiency and performance potential.
Time for Runners to Reconsider Glucosamine?
A new study shows the inflammation-reducing supplement might benefit the heart as well as joints.
Jared Ward, Olympian and Professor, Is Helping Saucony Develop Faster Racing Shoes
Saucony-sponsored Ward doesn’t want to be at a racing disadvantage against the Nike Vaporfly 4%, so he’s fighting back with laboratory testing and statistical analysis.
Outdoor Exercise In Nature Enhances Health And Well-Being
A new study confirms that outdoor exercise is good for you, and quantifies how much you need.
Hopkinton Launches Efforts To Create An International Marathon Center
The proposed, first-of-its-kind center would be located just beyond the half-mile mark on the Boston Marathon course.
Running, Thinking, and Writing
A dozen well-known running writers describe how running helps inspire ideas and shape their articles and books.
The Crazy, Record-Breaking, 13-Country Great European Half Marathon
Have You Ever Considered Running In 13 Countries In One Day? Probably not. But Josh Sanders did. And then he tried it. With 15 friends.
Scott Fauble Likes to Compete
Fresh from his seventh-place finish at the Boston Marathon, Scott Fauble looks forward to some fast training and racing before next year's Olympic Marathon Trials.
Joan Samuelson Still Setting Records, 40 Years After Her First Boston Marathon Victory
Samuelson finished the 2019 Boston Marathon in 3:04:00, smashing the women's 60–64 Boston age-group record by eight minutes.