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ATHLOS Is Rethinking Women's Track From the Ground Up
ATHLOS is a women-only track meet built on serious prize money and athlete equity. Here's why its model matters for the future of women's running.
Sydney Marathon Updates Its 2027 Qualifying Standards
The Sydney Marathon has revised its 2027 qualifying standards, tightening times across key age groups. Here's what runners need to know now.
Run Rabbit Run 100: What to Know This Weekend
Run Rabbit Run 100 headlines a packed weekend of 68 North American ultras. Here's your full guide to the Steamboat Springs race.
Jessie Diggins Wins Her First 100-Mile Race at 35
Olympic skiing champion Jessie Diggins, 35, won her debut 100-mile trail race at the Superior Fall Trail Race in 2026, proving elite athletes can pivot sports brilliantly later in their careers.
What Elite Crossovers Teach Every Endurance Runner
Jessie Diggins winning a 100-miler on debut reveals endurance principles every runner can apply: aerobic base, pacing discipline, and mental resilience transfer across sports.
Can Blueberries Actually Boost Your Trail Running?
New UFV research explains exactly how highbush blueberry supplements reduce muscle damage from downhill running, with dose-specific guidance trail runners can act on.
Why Volume Is King When Training for Ultras
New analysis shows consistent weekly mileage outranks intensity as the top predictor of ultramarathon success. Here's what that means for your training.
Intensity vs. Volume: What Actually Matters for Ultra Training
Most ultra runners train too hard and not enough. Here's why volume beats intensity for ultra distances, and how to rebalance your weekly training.
Stoked Ultra: How a Canadian Race Built a Cult Following
Stoked Ultra has grown into one of Canada's top trail races by prioritizing remote terrain and genuine community over commercial scale.
Why Trail Running's Community Culture Is Unlike Any Other Sport
Trail running has built one of endurance sport's most tight-knit communities. Here's what shapes that culture and what road runners should expect when they cross over.
Do Blueberries Actually Boost Your Trail Running Performance?
A new UFV study links highbush blueberry supplements to reduced muscle damage and oxidative stress in trail runners. Here's what the science shows and how to use it.
Wasatch Front 100 2026: Stewart and Ostaszewski Win
Kevin Stewart and Sarah Ostaszewski won the Wasatch Front 100 Mile on September 13–14, 2026, in a weekend that also featured The Rut and two debut race distances.
Lucy Gossage Sets a New Women's FKT on the Pennine Way
Lucy Gossage has set a new women's supported FKT on the 268-mile Pennine Way, adding to a growing wave of women redefining ultra endurance sport.
Kaçkar by UTMB 2026: 2,000 Runners Hit Turkey's Mountains
Nearly 2,000 runners from 60+ countries raced Kaçkar by UTMB in Turkey's Rize province in 2026, with the event now confirmed through 2030.
Can Blueberries Make You a Faster Trail Runner?
A UFV study suggests 7 days of blueberry supplementation may reduce muscle damage and inflammation in trail runners. Here's what the science says.
Megan Eckert's 6-Day Record: 3 Lessons for Every Runner
Megan Eckert ran 636 miles in 6 days. Here are three training and mindset principles from her record that every runner can apply starting now.
Maud Combarieu Wins the 2026 Canfranc Marathon
French trail runner Maud Combarieu wins the 2026 Marathon de Canfranc, topping the women's field on a brutal Pyrenean course and cementing her status as one of Europe's top ultra talents.
Race Day Nutrition Mistakes That Wreck Your Marathon
The most common marathon nutrition mistakes, from skipping early gels to mistiming caffeine, explained with a clear race-day fueling timeline.
Running in the Heat: How to Manage Race Day
Hot fall race days demand more than slowing down. Here's the complete heat management playbook: pre-cooling, pacing by effort, electrolyte strategy, and heat illness red flags.
How to Peak for a Fall Race: Your Week-by-Week Plan
A week-by-week peaking guide for fall runners covering taper timing, sharpening workouts, carb loading, and race-week recovery to hit the start line ready.
Fall Races: How to Adapt When Course Conditions Change
When fall race courses change due to weather or reroutes, runners with mental flexibility, gear contingency plans, and community intelligence finish stronger.
Ambition vs. Reality: Closing Your Trail Running Gap
Close the trail running gap between ability and ambition with honest self-assessment, structured periodization, and practical checkpoints every four to six weeks.
Short Sprints Beat 90 Minutes of Cardio at the Molecular Level
New research shows brief sprint intervals trigger stronger molecular adaptations than 90-minute moderate runs, giving busy runners a science-backed case for intensity over duration.
10 Minutes of Slow Running: The Real Brain Benefits
Just 10 minutes of easy jogging boosts mood and cognitive function by increasing blood flow to the prefrontal cortex. Here's why slow running is a powerful daily mental health habit.