Happy Saturday! β β Here's what I have for you today:
πββοΈ As coaching apps go premium, Strava is evolving from activity tracker to full-fledged training platform after yet another acquisition. β
π Nutrition, in general, is now widely recognized to be just as important as training for any athlete. Here's how you can get it right as a runner. β
π With some big names quietly dropping from the start list, the 2025 Western States 100 just got a lot more unpredictable. Whoβs ready to seize the spotlight?β β
π How chronic stress affects your brainβand what runners can do to protect it. β
π Senior Editor Alex Cyr (who recently ran a 29:31 10K and reminds us of it daily) has tried dozens of running shoes to bring you his top 5 daily runners. β
π WATCH: THE FASTEST SHOE IN THE WORLD? | Our Full Review: Puma FAST-R Nitro Elite 3
Whether you are close to race day or you are just beginning your training plan, itβs important that you are aware of the science behind sports nutrition so that you can fuel yourself with an ideal marathon training diet.
Over the past six weeks, the fitness platform has announced two major acquisitions: first, Runna, a go-to app for runners β Then came The Breakaway, a lesser-known but increasingly popular cycling coaching tool with deep roots in data-driven performance.
On the surface, these might look like product expansions, smart bets on specialized tools. But taken together, they signal something bigger.
Jim Walmsley, winner of last yearβs Western States 100 as well as three previous WS 100s, has disappeared from this yearβs list of entrants. β This presumably means that he is injured and will not start the famous ultramarathon trail race through Californiaβs Sierra Nevada mountains.
As runners, weβre always thinking about heart health, joint longevity, and muscular endurance. β But what about our brain? β Recent research highlights a growing and overlooked concern: chronic stress could be quietly eroding our cognitive health and raising our risk of dementia, even decades before any symptoms arise.
Your daily running shoes are the most important shoes you own. Theyβre what youβll use to log the majority of your miles, so getting them right is essential.
I test basically every running shoe that gets released for our YouTube channel, and the daily runners are my favourite category to cover. β βWhether youβre a complete beginner or a world-record holder, you need a pair of daily running shoes.
The Puma FAST-R Nitro Elite 3 is, on paper, the fastest running shoe in the world, and is certainly most sought-after super shoe of the season. β Made with a seven-layer carbon plate and finely-tuned superfoam, the Elite 3s are impressively propulsive; despite weighing in at an impressively light 5.9 ounces. β βSenior Editor Alex Cyr tested them out, and decided whether or not to select them as his go-to racing shoes. Here, he shares his full review.
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, Running News : Training Tips : Training Plans : Shoes+Gear : YouTube : Podcast Hi runners, Jessy here with newsletter #530! π Happy Wednesday! Here's what I have for you today: π‘οΈ We're hitting peak summer, which means one thing: running in humidity. Here's what you need to know to survive your training and races. π The runner's high is something we all chase, but what exactly is it, how do we achieve it, and why does it happen? π We've all experienced the pain of blisters. Here's how to...
Running News : Training Tips : Training Plans : Shoes+Gear : YouTube : Podcast Hi runners, ππΌ Katelyn here with newsletter #529! If youβve ever felt overwhelmed by all the data your watch spits out, youβre not alone. Today, weβre cutting through the noise with takeaways from the latest Run Long Run Healthy podcastβspotlighting which training metrics actually matter (like volume, sleep, and cadence) and that you can probably stop stressing over most of the rest. Hereβs what weβre tracking...
, Running News : Training Tips : Training Plans : Shoes+Gear : YouTube : Podcast Hi runners, Jessy here with newsletter #528! π Happy Monday! Here's what I have for you today: π² Two-time Barkley Marathons finisher, John Kelly, hits mile 1,100 on Day 19, still on pace to break the Appalachian Trail FKT. πβοΈ Want to take you running off the roads? Here's why you should try trail running! πͺ Running isn't all about legs, having a strong core is also important. Here are 12 great core exercises for...
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