Guy Crushes Coast-to-Coast Running Record
Philippides , who? Pete Kostelnick has just made the Greek legend's marathon race look like a quaint sprint. Keeping an average pace of 73 miles per day, the Nebraska ultrarunner, 29, landed at New...
View ArticleMarathon Runner Escapes 2 Bears
Professional runner Moninda Marube came in second in a race Tuesday but came in first in a more important one Wednesday when he encountered two black bears. Marube says he met the bears early in the...
View ArticleReveal About Usain Bolt's Stride Upends Sprinting Science
You'd think a smooth, even gait would ensure the fastest running speeds for elite athletes—but researchers who studied the world's fastest man have found that, at least in his case, symmetry doesn't...
View ArticleRunner in Purple Is Real Shock of Boston Marathon
That an American female won the Boston Marathon for the first time since 1985 made headlines, but it's the woman who came in second who is grabbing them now. Eyes are shifting to Sarah Sellers, who...
View ArticleThe Runner's Story Is an Unbelievable One—Perhaps Literally
When Kathryn Miles reached out to Moninda Marube last summer, her intention was to write a profile on the high-profile competitive runner and human trafficking survivor. What she ultimately ended up...
View ArticleAttacked Runner Kills Cougar, Drives to Hospital
The survival instinct kicked in for a northern Colorado man, who not only killed a mountain lion that attacked him as he was running in a mountain park on Monday, but then hiked out of the area, and...
View ArticleSchool Pooper Says Cops Were 'Malicious, Unlawful'
A former school superintendent who made headlines after he was charged with defecating on another high school's track has asked New Jersey's attorney general to investigate whether police acted...
View ArticleStop Telling Women Not to Run Alone
Following the recent murders of three female joggers in New York , Massachusetts , and Michigan , women have been warned: Don’t run alone. Meghan Kita calls that admonition "ridiculous" at Runner’s...
View Article10 Best US Cities for Runners
If you're a runner, you won't find a city better than San Francisco. Runner's World ranks it as the best in the country for runners, based on running routes, the running community, safety, food, and...
View ArticleGuy Crushes Coast-to-Coast Running Record
Philippides , who? Pete Kostelnick has just made the Greek legend's marathon race look like a quaint sprint. Keeping an average pace of 73 miles per day, the Nebraska ultrarunner, 29, landed at New...
View ArticleMarathon Runner Escapes 2 Bears
Professional runner Moninda Marube came in second in a race Tuesday but came in first in a more important one Wednesday when he encountered two black bears. Marube says he met the bears early in the...
View ArticleReveal About Usain Bolt's Stride Upends Sprinting Science
You'd think a smooth, even gait would ensure the fastest running speeds for elite athletes—but researchers who studied the world's fastest man have found that, at least in his case, symmetry doesn't...
View ArticleRunner in Purple Is Real Shock of Boston Marathon
That an American female won the Boston Marathon for the first time since 1985 made headlines, but it's the woman who came in second who is grabbing them now. Eyes are shifting to Sarah Sellers, who...
View ArticleThe Runner's Story Is an Unbelievable One—Perhaps Literally
When Kathryn Miles reached out to Moninda Marube last summer, her intention was to write a profile on the high-profile competitive runner and human trafficking survivor. What she ultimately ended up...
View ArticleAttacked Runner Kills Cougar, Drives to Hospital
The survival instinct kicked in for a northern Colorado man, who not only killed a mountain lion that attacked him as he was running in a mountain park on Monday, but then hiked out of the area, and...
View ArticleSchool Pooper Says Cops Were 'Malicious, Unlawful'
A former school superintendent who made headlines after he was charged with defecating on another high school's track has asked New Jersey's attorney general to investigate whether police acted...
View ArticleFacing Impossible Odds, 'Brave Gabe' Forged On
She was an inspiration in the running community, as well as a friend to Chip Gaines and the best thing that ever happened to Justin Grunewald. Appropriately, then, it was the latter who announced the...
View ArticleCaster Semenya: They Used Me Like a 'Guinea Pig'
Caster Semenya had strong words for track's governing body on Tuesday: "I will not allow the IAAF to use me and my body again." The 28-year-old runner was ordered by the IAAF to get her testosterone...
View ArticleThey Said He Cheated in His Record Run. Now He's Dead
A record-setting 70-year-old runner who earlier this week had been disqualified from the Los Angeles Marathon amid cheating accusations was found dead Thursday morning in the Los Angeles River, the LA...
View ArticleRunner Finds Creative Solution to a Mix-Up
A Massachusetts woman thought she was signing up to run a half-marathon near her home, not across the Atlantic Ocean, per the AP . Sheila Pereira learned too late that the Worcester City Half Marathon...
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