Ready to run an ultramarathon? Intrigued, but terrified? Ultra running might sound intimidating, but with a little ...

Weeks into training for her first trail ultra, Jennifer Heckman wondered what she ever saw in those crowded urban marathons on pavement. The trails were so peaceful and serene! But then the long runs, ...

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On the afternoon of Saturday, September 2, 2023, history was made on the streets of Chamonix, the French town beneath Mont Blanc, Western Europe’s highest mountain. A partisan crowd had reached fever ...

The hottest new event in distance running sounds like a riddle. The fastest runner doesn’t always win. It has no finish line. And it can drive adults to eat baby food. Behold the backyard ...

Running is not a one-size-fits all exercise. People of every age, background and ability can partake in the energising, therapeutic, health-boosting left-right-left of the sport. And the sport itself ...

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CHICAGO (WGN) — The sun rose over Lake Michigan as Joe Goodkin, 48, shuffled along the shoreline. “I really like who I am when I’m running,” he said. Goodkin, who majored in classics at the University ...