Global Running Day: Here’s what running a marathon really does to your body

A performance physiologist explains how running 26.2 miles places significant physiological stress on the body ...
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Here’s what actually happens to your body when you run a marathon

Global Running Day: Here’s what running a marathon really does to your body - A performance physiologist explains how running ...

I'm a Marathon Runner, and This Is What Surprised Me Most About Competing in Hyrox

Is it really harder than running 26 miles?

The Types of Workouts You Need to Train for a Marathon on Just 3 Runs a Week

Most marathon plans ask you to run five or six days per week. But for busy or injury-prone runners trying to train around a ...

I Trained for an 81km Mountain Ultra on Just One Run a Week – Here’s What I Learnt

Confining your training to such a small amount can make it feel more achievable. All you need to do is get out and run once a ...

I've Run More Than 65 Races—Here's What a Decade of Running Taught Me About Life

In 2016, I ran this exact race as my first-ever half-marathon. Ten years later, I returned to it having run 19 other ...
The New York Times

London Marathon: Hundreds of over-70s are running. This is what motivates them

Design: Will Tullos / The Athletic. Photos: Dominic Lipinski / PA Images via Getty Images; Barbara Ralph; Chris Finill It is one of the toughest feats in sport, a 26.2-mile hit on the body and mind — ...
Chicago Tribune

Deerfield runner with pacemaker continues world marathon tour: ‘Giving you back your quality of life’

Talking with Mike Sheehy, a senior IT director at Abbott in Lake County, he comes off as a friendly family man. The fourth of five kids, the U.S. Army veteran enjoys going on runs with his wife, and ...

I Tried the Goop That Makes You Run Faster (But Possibly Poop Yourself). It Worked.

Elite runners are slurping this gray sludge before races. There’s a scientific reason.
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Canadian runner earns 'redemption' win at Fargo Marathon

Daniel Docherty continued the Lake Effect success in the men's half-marathon, winning the race in 1 hour, 8 minutes, 20 seconds. Fargo South graduate and former Cobbers runner Munir Isahak finished in ...