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IOC, Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee Officially Postpone the Olympics Because of Coronavirus

Article added March 26, 2020 Categories Featured News, News, Uncategorized

Written By: HAILEY MIDDLEBROOK

As COVID-19 continues to put lives at risk, the Games will be “rescheduled to a date beyond 2020 but not later than summer 2021.” As the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact the daily lives of people worldwide, most of the sports calendar had been canceled, with one notable exception—the upcoming 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, […]

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How to Stretch Your Training If Your Goal Race Was Postponed Due to Coronavirus

Article added March 17, 2020 Categories Featured News, Featured Training, News, Race Training, Training

Written By: ASHLEY MATEO

For starters: Stop the thoughts that your training was wasted. Even with everything else happening in the world right now, the ever-growing list of race cancellations and postponements comes with a certain sting. Not only because it’s unprecedented—for example, this is the first time in 124 years there won’t be a marathon run on Marathon Monday in Boston—but also because […]

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How to Run Safely Amid Coronavirus Concerns

Article added March 17, 2020 Categories Featured News, Featured Training, Health, News, Uncategorized

Written By: Jordan Smith

Answers to your most frequently asked questions as the virus continues to spread. While the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread, causing running races—and many other large events—to be postponed and cancelled, you might be wondering what you should do for your own personal health and how this could affect your training. We tapped David Nieman, Dr.PH., health professor at Appalachian State University […]

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Will Coronavirus Threaten the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo?

Article added February 27, 2020 Categories Featured News, News

Written By: HAILEY MIDDLEBROOK

The Tokyo Marathon was cancelled to the public because of the virus. Now, the IOC and event organizers are waiting to make a call on the Games. The 2020 Olympic Games are scheduled to kick off in Tokyo on July 24, but with the spread of the coronavirus seemingly not slowing down, event organizers might […]

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Joshua Cheptegei Shatters 5K World Record in Monaco

Article added February 17, 2020 Categories Featured News, News

Written By: TAYLOR DUTCH

The Ugandan runner broke the 13-minute barrier on the roads, averaging a blistering 2:34 per km pace. Ugandan runner Joshua Cheptegei smashed the 5K world record on Sunday at the Monaco Run 5K. His time of 12:51 bested the previous record by 27 seconds. Cheptegei set the (now broken) 10K world record in December and won […]

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