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Hi runners, Jessy here with newsletter #490! 🎉

Happy Saturday! ​
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Here's what I have for you today:​
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• 😳 After facing backlash over a controversial billboard at the finish of the London Marathon, Nike says it meant to motivate runners, but critics say it crossed a line
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• 🍑 Boost your running performance and prevent injuries with these 11 essential glute activation exercises.
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• 😵‍💫 It started with a loop. Then another. And another. And nearly five days later, after over 480 miles, Poland’s Łukasz Wróbel shattered the Backyard Ultra world record.​
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• 🥞 The 12 best pre-race breakfasts to fuel your next PR.​
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• 💐 33-year-old Laura Coleman-Day completed her 13th marathon in 12 months wearing her wedding dress in a moving tribute to her husband, Xander, on their anniversary
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• 🏃‍♂️ WATCH: Our review of the Brooks Ghost 17. Is it worth the buy?

Get ready to get faster!

Jessy Carveth
Senior News Editor

​😳 Nike Faces Backlash After Controversial London Marathon Billboard​

At the 2025 London Marathon, runners were greeted by a bold Nike billboard near the finish line. Red background. Black lettering.

For a whole lot of people, it wasn’t funny at all.

​🍑 11 Glute Activation Exercises For Runners: Wake Up Those Sleepy Glutes!​

Adding glute activation exercises to your routine isn’t just a performance booster—it helps correct imbalances, builds power, and safeguards against injury.

In this guide, we’ll provide our best set of exercises to help you combat sleepy glutes, run stronger and more efficiently, and lower your risk of injury.

​😵‍💫 Poland’s Łukasz Wróbel Runs 777K in Backyard Ultra to Break World Record​

It started with a loop. Then another. And another.

Four days and 20 hours later—after 116 consecutive hours of running a 6.7 km loop every hour, on the hour—Poland’s Łukasz Wróbel shattered the Backyard Ultra world record.

​🥞 12 Ultimate Pre-Race Breakfasts To Fuel Your Next PR​

One of the most common questions among beginner runners preparing to run their first race is, “What should I eat before a race?”

Although it may seem like your actual training leading up to a race will nearly wholly determine whether you run a PR or have a bad race performance, your pre-race breakfast can actually make or break the difference between a PR-smashing race and falling short.

​💐 Runner Wears Her Wedding Dress at Mile 23 to Honor Late Husband During London Marathon​

At mile 23 of the London Marathon, 33-year-old Laura Coleman-Day did something that made the already emotional race unforgettable.
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​She pulled on her white wedding dress—the same one she wore six years earlier to marry her husband, Xander—and ran the final three miles wrapped in memory.

​👟 Review: Brooks Ghost 17 l The Most POPULAR running shoe of 2025?​

Brooks just dropped its latest version of the Ghost: one of the most trusted easy running shoes in the world. But is the Brooks Ghost 17 considered a top running shoe in 2025, in a time when sneaker technology is evolving faster than ever?

Senior editor Alex Cyr tested this version of the Ghost and tells us how it's different from previous editions, for whom this shoe is made, and whether or not it's worth the buy.

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