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From Identity to Inspiration: A Reading List on Why We Run

by Sheon Han February 9, 2023February 8, 2023

Six thoughtful reads on why writers run.

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When a Marathon Isn’t Extreme Enough, Run Backwards

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands February 3, 2023February 3, 2023

“Or dressed as a candy bar, or with a pineapple on your head. Meet the wave of runners aiming for a different kind of record.”

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The Not-Quite-Redemption of South Africa’s Infamous Ultra-Marathon Cheats

by Seyward Darby January 12, 2023January 12, 2023

In 1999, twin brothers in South Africa cheated in the Comrades, an ultra-marathon. They did it by swapping clothes in a portable toilet halfway through the race. Their actions stunned the country, and their names became synonymous with deceit. But why did they do it? It’s hard, sometimes, not to read everything that happens in […]

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How the 1% Runs an Ironman

by Peter Rubin December 7, 2022December 7, 2022

“Inside the world of Ironman XC, which makes the endurance contest a little more endurable — for executives who can afford to pay.”

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Lucky’s Last Run

by Carolyn Wells November 30, 2022November 30, 2022

“One dog and two complete strangers set out to run across America.”

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Navigating Aches and Aging on the Best Trail Running Route in the World

by Peter Rubin May 16, 2022October 19, 2022

Nine days of running through the Alps, soaring above the treeline and plunging into flower-filled valleys, refueling with incredible food at night? Sure, it might take a pronounced masochistic streak to count that as a bucket list experience — the trip averages nearly 17 miles a day, with thousands of feet of climbing thrown in […]

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The Visionary

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands February 8, 2022January 25, 2023

“Friends call him the ‘consummate vibe curator,’ and with Rage & Release he has created space for a community to coalesce around a common interest in running and using cannabis not to party or to zone out, rather to be present and talk about things like physical and mental health.”

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Children in the Garden: On Life at a 3,100-Mile Race

by Devin Kelly January 6, 2022January 31, 2023

Another beauty of endurance is that it is happening at all times. It is everywhere we look. To see someone, anyone, in this world is to witness someone engaged in a feat of endurance.

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The Marathon Men Who Can’t Go Home

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands May 25, 2021October 19, 2022

“Each had come to America with the hope of making life-changing money that they could send back home to their families. What they found was an often desperate existence in their adopted homeland.”

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Repetitive Stress

by Devin Kelly February 2, 2021October 18, 2022

On injury, compensation, and living with pain.

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