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Women Deserve to Run Without Fear

Article added October 16, 2019 Categories Columns, Featured Columns, Motivation

Written By: Christine Yu

Eighty-four percent of women we surveyed have been harassed while running. It’s time for that to change. On the last Saturday of June 2019, Bryanna Gondeiro-Petrie left her in-laws’ house in eastern Washington state around 5:30 a.m. and headed down a lightly trafficked road. She needed to get out earlier than normal to squeeze in […]

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How This Rescue Donkey Became a Trail-Running Dynamo

Article added October 15, 2019 Categories Featured Columns

Written By: CHRISTOPHER MCDOUGALL

After a lifetime of abuse and neglect, Sherman’s future looked bleak—until author Christopher McDougall found him a purpose. I’d been waiting for Wes for more than an hour, and now, before he even came to a stop, the look in his eye warned me to brace myself. “He’s in rough shape,” Wes said as he […]

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Amazing Stats From Brigid Kosgei’s Marathon World Record

Article added October 15, 2019 Categories Featured Columns, Featured News, Motivation, Uncategorized

Written By: SCOTT DOUGLAS

How far could you run at her average pace? At the 2019 Chicago Marathon, Brigid Kosgei of Kenya ran 2:14:04 to shatter Paula Radcliffe’s previous world record of 2:15:25. Radcliffe’s mark had stood since 2003, and was thought to be untouchable—when Kosgei started her world-record run, the second fastest women’s marathon in history was 2:17:01. Just how fast is the […]

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I’m A Runner – Andrew ‘Reidy’ Reid

Article added October 14, 2019 Categories Featured Columns

Written By: RUNNER'S WORLD

How to be a Runner According to Andrew ‘Reidy’ Reid, 39, Bondi Rescue lifeguard and media personality Let me explain: Rain: There is something really special about running in the rain as I find it really euphoric. Plus the roads are quiet and empty making it seem like I have them all to myself. Uphill: […]

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Why a bad race might make you more successful in the long run

Article added September 26, 2019 Categories Columns, Featured Columns, Motivation, Motivation Essentials, Your stories

Written By: CINDY KUZMA

The four-time Olympic gold medalist shares his secrets on recovering and going after your goals all over again. If anyone knows how to overcome a tough break and get back to the top, it’s Britain’s Mo Farah. Three years ago at the Olympics in Rio, about midway through the 10,000 meters, then-training partner Galen Rupp accidentally tripped him. Farah hit […]

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