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So, do you run here often?

Article added October 22, 2019 Categories Featured News, Motivation, News
Written By: Rick Pearson

If you’re looking for a first date with destiny, propose a run.  First dates often involve alcohol or popcorn (or, if you really want to impress, both), but a growing number of Brits are pulling on their trainers in search of love. In a study by sports company Decathlon, 65 per cent of respondents said […]

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At 13, she broke the women’s marathon world record. Then she disappeared from running

Article added October 21, 2019 Categories Featured Columns, Motivation
Written By: Runner's World US

Inside the little-known race in 1967 that helped spark equality in women’s distance running. On May 6, 1967, Maureen Wilton, a 13-year-old girl from a suburb of Toronto, Canada, attempted to break the women’s marathon world record of 3:19 at a small race a few km from her home. Under the guidance of her track […]

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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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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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Eliud Kipchoge Breaks Two-Hour Marathon Barrier

Article added October 14, 2019 Categories Featured News, Motivation, News
Written By: BRIAN DALEK and CHRISTA SGOBBA

      Eliud Kipchoge held a sub-4:34 pace over 26.2 miles, making him the fastest man ever to run that distance. On Saturday morning in Vienna, Austria, Eliud Kipchoge became the first person to break two hours in the marathon as part of the INEOS 1:59 Challenge. He finished in 1:59:40, holding a sub-4:34 pace for the […]

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