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Hi runners,
Jessy here with newsletter #473! 🎉
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Happy Saturday! ​
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Here's what I have for you today:
- 👀 Strava's CEO took to Reddit to spill the beans on AI-driven features, training tools, and give a candid look at what’s (not yet) working
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- 🫣 A deepening trade war and economic uncertainty are shaking the running industry — and runners could soon feel it in their wallets.​
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- 👖 Jeans, hills, and a detour won’t stop sub-230 hopeful Truett Hanes from gutting out 27 miles
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- 🚰 Volunteers and participants describe widespread logistical failures at the Arizona Monster 300, a new 300-mile race, including no food and rationed water.​
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- 🍝 Have a long run this weekend? Here are the best pre-long run meals and snacks to get you going!
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- 🥊 WATCH: SHOWDOWN: Nike Pegasus 41 vs Pegasus Plus vs Pegasus Premium
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- 🔋 WATCH: PHYSIOLOGICAL RESILIENCE: How To Train Your 'Endurance' Muscle, with Brady Holmer
Get ready to get faster!
Jessy Carveth
Senior News Editor
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Strava is the virtual meeting ground for millions of runners, cyclists, and endurance athletes.
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When its CEO, Mike Martin, sat down for an AMA on Reddit this week, users responded with curiosity—and critique.
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The conversation offered an unusually candid look into the platform’s challenges, future plans, and Martin’s own priorities at the helm.
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The Trump administration has escalated its trade war with China, announcing a 145% tariff on Chinese imports.
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While most other countries are temporarily spared the harshest penalties for 90 days, even they face still face baseline 10% tariffs, threatening to raise prices and choke supply chains across the running industry.
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Truett Hanes wasn’t planning to race the Knoxville Marathon.
After hammering three straight 20-mile runs earlier in the week — logging 60 miles in three days — he was supposed to rest, reset, and prep for the Boston Marathon. The goal was 140 miles of training, not a bib number.
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​But then he did...in jeans.
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The Arizona Monster 300 had the makings of a bold new chapter in ultrarunning.
Instead, what many participants and volunteers experienced was a logistical failure that left runners scrambling for food and water, course markings missing, and a growing list of complaints echoing across the ultrarunning world
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Fueling for distance running is a game-changer when it comes to feeling strong during your workouts and races, including your long runs.
Get your fueling right, and you’ll feel like you can tackle any distance. Get it wrong, and, well… you may hit the dreaded bonk.
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Parkrun Organizers Rob 83-year-old Runner Of His Age Group Records
​🥊 WATCH: SHOWDOWN: Nike Pegasus 41 vs Pegasus Plus vs Pegasus Premium
Nike have upended their entire shoe range in 2025, including introducing 'tiers' for the core ranges like the Pegasus and Structure. Here, we break down the 3 shoes in the Pegasus range, put them through their paces, and explain which Peg is right for you:
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Parkrun Organizers Rob 83-year-old Runner Of His Age Group Records
The traditional model of running physiology had three elements: VO2 max, lactate threshold, and running economy. ​
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But in recent years, a 4th element has been brought to the table, 'physiological resilience', or durability.
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​Brady Holmer walks us through what it is, why it matters, how we can improve it, and why Kipchoge is the king of physiological resilience.
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Parkrun Organizers Rob 83-year-old Runner Of His Age Group Records
Our Strava Club isn’t just for tracking runs—it’s where the Marathon Handbook community comes together.
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We share the latest running news, race recaps, upcoming events, and stories—all in one place. ​
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Whether you’re here for training tips or just want to stay in the loop, this is your spot.
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