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Everything We Know About Eliud Kipchoge’s Barrier-Breaking Shoes

Article added October 14, 2019 Categories Featured News, Featured Shoes and Gear, Shoes and Gear
Written By: DAN ROE

The Kenyan marathoner ran 1:59:40 in a pair of unreleased Nike shoes. Thankfully, their design is online at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The Nike Vaporfly Next%, a shoe designed to improve running economy by at least 4 percent, wasn’t the only racing shoe in the V-shape formation that shepherded world record-holder Eliud Kipchoge to the first […]

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Brigid Kosgei wins the Chicago marathon in world record time

Article added October 14, 2019 Categories Featured News, News
Written By: SARAH LORGE BUTLER

She goes under Paula Radcliffe’s 16-year-old mark. Brigid Kosgei of Kenya made history today at the Chicago Marathon, setting a world record of 2:14:04. She smashed Paula Radcliffe’s mark of 2:15:25 from the London Marathon in 2003. With two dedicated pacers ahead of her, Kosgei went out in a torrid first 5K of 15:28, which […]

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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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Dalilah Muhammad Breaks World Record in Thrilling 400-Meter Hurdle Match-Up

Article added October 7, 2019 Categories Featured News, News, Uncategorized
Written By: TAYLOR DUTCH

She took gold by holding off fellow American Sydney McLaughlin down the homestretch. American Dalilah Muhammad won the gold medal at the IAAF World Championships in the 400-meter hurdles on Friday in a world-record time of 52.16. She beat 20-year-old Sydney McLaughlin, who pushed her all through the race and finished second with a personal best of […]

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How to Recover After a Marathon

Article added September 30, 2019 Categories Featured Training, Race Training
Written By: JENNY HADFIELD

  Every recovery is different, but here are some strategies that can help speed up yours. First of all, congratulations! You just completed a marathon. While the hard work is over, there is still one important step left: recovery. Post-marathon recovery is kind of like a box of chocolates—you never know what you’re going to get. There are […]

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