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Hi runners, Jessy here with newsletter #570! 🎉

Happy Monday! ​
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Here's what I have for you today:

• 💥 800m specialist turned 1500m contender, Jonah Koech, clinched victory at USATF Outdoors with a 3:30.17 finish, outrunning Hocker, Nuguse, and Kessler.​
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• 🫀 Ever wonder why your heart rate rises even when your effort stays the same? The answer is cardiac drift.​
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• 🙌 Over 2,000 participants honored late NHL brothers John and Matthew Gaudreau in a powerful community tribute 5K, raising $500,000.
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• 📈 Learn how to safely ease back into training, avoid injury, and rebuild your mileage step by step after finishing a marathon or goal race.​
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• 🇩🇪 World-class field set for September showdown on one of the sport’s fastest courses...the Berlin Marathon.
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• 🏃‍♂️ Here's how you can master the science of running smarter, not harder, for peak results using zone 2 training.​
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• 💪 WATCH: Building A New Kind Of Women’s Running Team: Colleen Quigley Talks Meridia

Get ready to get faster!

Jessy Carveth
Senior News Editor

​💥 Jonah Koech Shocks Field to Win 1500m at 2025 USATF Outdoor Championships​

In one of the most surprising finishes of the 2025 USATF Outdoor Championships, Jonah Koech came from behind to snatch victory in the men’s 1500m on Saturday, clocking a stunning 3:30.17 to win his first national title and secure a spot on Team USA for the World Championships in Tokyo.

Beatrice Chebet Smashes 5,000m World Record With Historic Sub-14 Minute Run

Beatrice Chebet Smashes 5,000m World Record With Historic Sub-14 Minute Run

​🫀 Cardiac Drift: What It Is And How It Affects Your Training​

If you train by heart rate, you might have noticed that sometimes, towards the end of your longer runs, your heart rate seems to climb progressively higher even if you’re not picking up the pace or the exercise intensity isn’t increasing.

The heart rate increase may be especially pronounced when it’s hot out and you’ve been sweating a lot.

What’s happening here? Why does an endurance athlete’s heart rate increase over the course of a run?

​🙌 Gaudreau Family 5K Raises $500K to Fund Inclusive Playground in New Jersey​

The Gaudreau Family 5K, held in Gloucester County, N.J., wasn’t just another charity run. It was born out of grief and transformed into action.
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In less than a year since losing John and Matthew Gaudreau to a suspected drunk driver, their family and community have raised over $500,000 to build a fully accessible playground at a local special education school.

​📈 Reverse Taper 101: Rebuilding Your Mileage After Race Day​

What many runners overlook following a race is the reverse taper, which is the intentional and gradual return to training after a goal race.

In this guide, we break down everything you need to know about reverse tapering: what it is, why it matters, and how to structure your post-race mileage to promote recovery, prevent injury, and set yourself up for your next training cycle.

​🇩🇪 Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe and Rosemary Wanjiru to Headline 2025 Berlin Marathon​

Two of Kenya’s top marathoners, Sabastian Sawe and Rosemary Wanjiru, will headline the 51st BMW Berlin Marathon on September 21, setting the stage for what could be one of the fastest and most competitive races of the year.

​🏃‍♂️ Zone 2 Training, Explained: How To Unlock Endurance And Speed​

Many runners assume you have to train fast to get faster, and while speedwork is an essential component of becoming a faster runner, it’s equally important to build your aerobic base with easy running.

That’s right—you actually have to run slow to run fast.

Enter, zone 2 training.

​💪 WATCH: Building A New Kind Of Women’s Running Team: Colleen Quigley Talks Meridia​

In this episode of the Marathon Handbook Podcast, host Michael Doyle sits down with Olympian steeplechaser Colleen Quigley to talk about her bold new initiative: Meridia—a groundbreaking professional women’s running team.
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Quigley discusses launching Meridia as both an athlete and entrepreneur, breaking away from traditional shoe-brand-sponsored team models, and building a creative, athlete-led platform designed for storytelling, empowerment, and flexibility.

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