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Hi runners,

Jessy here with newsletter #518! 🎉

Happy Wednesday!

Here's what I have for you today
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  • 🐶 Want to start running with your furry friend? Here's everything you need to know so you can start running with your dog.
  • 🕺 Music legend Rod Stewart is sprinting toward a new kind of spotlight—with a personal-best target in the masters track world.
  • 👀 Runna, the popular training app, doesn't currently account for a runner's age, and it needs to sort that out.
  • 👟 Here's what the bottom of your running shoes can tell you about the way you run.
  • 💪 If you’re looking for an at-home bodyweight workout for runners, you’re in the right place – here's a 20-minute workout that requires NO equipment.
  • 🚀 WATCH: Nike’s Breaking4: Dr. Andy Jones on Faith Kipyegon’s Sub-4 Minute Mile Attempt | Exclusive Interview

Get ready to get faster!

Jessy Carveth
Senior News Editor

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🐶 How To Run With Your Dog: 3 Steps To Train Your Pooch To Run

Running with your dog can be a bonding experience for the two of you.

As much as you will derive benefits, such as having an accountability partner and safety afforded by your dog accompanying you on the run, you will also be giving your dog much-needed exercise for its health.

🕺 Pop Star Rod Stewart Aims for World Record in the 100m at Age 80

Sir Rod Stewart has spent more than six decades on stage, but now the 80-year-old music icon is chasing a new kind of spotlight—on the track.

In recent interviews, Stewart revealed that he’s been training to break the men’s 80+ 100m world record.

👟 What The Wear On Running Shoes Tells Us About Our Running Form

The wear pattern etched into the soles of your running shoes is more than just evidence of the hundreds of miles or kilometers you logged in your beloved pair of kicks.

The wear on running shoes can actually provide some valuable insight into your running gait. In this article, we will look at what the wear pattern on your old sneakers says about your running form.

💪 Bodyweight Workout For Runners: No Equipment Required

If you’re looking for an at-home bodyweight workout for runners, you’re in the right place – we’ve put together a 20-minute sequence that requires NO equipment.

You can follow this 20-minute workout in your bedroom, living room, or kitchen – wherever you have enough room to lie down.

👀 How Runna Can—And Should—Fix Its Algorithm’s Age Bias Issue

When you first register on the popular running app, Runna, unsurprisingly, you’re prompted to enter your date of birth along with other data.

The app even states that “your age will help us personalise your training intensity and reduce injury risk.”

But it turns out, this data isn’t currently used by the algorithm

🚀 WATCH: Nike’s Breaking4: Inside Faith Kipyegon’s Sub-4 Minute Mile Attempt | Exclusive Interview

What does it take for a woman to break the 4-minute mile?

In this exclusive and groundbreaking interview, Dr. Andy Jones—one of the world’s leading exercise physiologists and the mastermind behind Kipchoge’s sub-two-hour marathon—reveals the science, strategy, and secrets behind Nike’s latest audacious project: Breaking4.

Dr. Jones has worked with legends like Paula Radcliffe and Eliud Kipchoge, and now, he’s applying decades of research and experience to help Faith Kipyegon achieve what was once thought impossible: the first sub-4-minute mile by a woman.

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