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January 9, 2020
The State of Ultra Running 2020 reveals findings
The study, undertaken by run shoe review site RunRepeat in collaboration with the International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU), explores the trends in ultra running over the last 23 years. Impressively, they analyzed 5,010,730 results from 15,451 ultra running events, making this the largest study ever done on the sport. Read the...
January 8, 2020
The female ultra-athletes leading the field
From swimming the Channel four times to outrunning every man, The Guardian reports on the women at the top of their game.
January 6, 2020
Study Shows: A simple beginner marathon plan can produce big heart health benefits
A new study of first-time London Marathon runners found that their basic training program produced important health benefits. After four months, the runners had lower blood pressure and greater flexibility in their cardiac arteries. The researchers judged the subjects to have erased four years from their “vascular age.” Read more about...
December 23, 2019
The running stories that defined the decade
According to Outside Magazine, these are the most important running stories of the decade. Can you guess what they are?