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Hi runners, Jessy here with newsletter #494! 🎉

Happy Wednesday! ​
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Here's what I have for you today:​
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• 🦄 WATCH: A Fireside Chat with Bill Rodgers, Amby Burfoot, Frank Shorter (Exclusive)​
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• ❌ After leading the race through 100 miles, ultrarunning star Courtney Dauwalter pulled out of Cocodona 250 Tuesday morning in Prescott.​
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• ⚖️ Gaining weight despite being consistent with your running? Here are 4 reasons why you may not be losing weight.​
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• 👏 Megan Eckert, a New Mexico teacher, ran over 100 miles a day for six days at the GOMU World Championships, smashing Camille Herron’s previous mark.
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• 🧠 Sports psychologists say that the mental component of running can be as important to performance as the physical. So, here are our 9 hacks for a stress-free race.
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• 💣 WATCH: Nike just released its lightest super shoe ever, the Vaporfly 4. But, according to our shoe reviewer Alex Cyr, it's not for everyone.

Get ready to get faster!

Jessy Carveth
Senior News Editor

​🦄 A Fireside Chat with Bill Rodgers, Amby Burfoot, Frank Shorter (Exclusive)​

1968 Boston Marathon champion Amby Burfoot hosts a fireside chat at the 2025 Boston Marathon expo with Bill Rodgers (4x Boston Marathon champion) and Frank Shorter (1972 Olympic champion in the marathon).
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Bill Rodgers won the Boston Marathon for the first time in 1975, so this year marks the 50th anniversary.
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The three legends chat about their histories competing against one another, the differences between generations of running and how the landscape has shifted, and what it means to continue running to this day (they are all 77-78 years of age at the time of this recording).

​❌ Courtney Dauwalter Drops Out of Cocodona 250 at Mile 108​

Courtney Dauwalter’s highly anticipated debut at the Cocodona 250 came to a sudden end Tuesday morning, as the ultrarunning icon exited the race at mile 108.
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Dauwalter was widely seen as the sport’s biggest draw heading into this year’s Cocodona—a 256.5-mile multiday trail race through Arizona’s harshest terrain.

​⚖️ Gaining Weight From Running? Here are 4 Reasons Why You Could Be Running But Not Losing Weight​

Many beginners initially start running as a way to lose weight.

Indeed, among the many physical and mental health benefits of running, a running workout routine can burn calories, reduce body fat, and help you reach your weight loss goals or maintain a healthy weight.

However, some runners find that they are running but not losing weight, or worse, that they are running and gaining weight. Frustrating!

​👏 Megan Eckert Shatters Women’s Six-Day World Record With 603 Miles​

For six straight days, while the rest of the world went about its business—commuting to work, scrolling through phones, sleeping—Megan Eckert just kept running.

And running.

And running.

When the clock finally stopped at noon on Sunday, May 4, she had run 603.156 miles (970.685 km) in six days.

​🧠 Master Your Race Day Mindset For Success​

You’ve done all your training, and your workouts have gone well, but when it comes to race day, you feel like a nervous wreck.
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Suddenly, you’re doubting your abilities, feeling brand new niggles and pains, and wishing you hadn’t signed up for the race.

You find yourself wanting to adjust your race day goals and wondering if you can even make it to the finish. Sound familiar?

​👟 The Vaporfly 4 is Nike's Lightest-Ever Super Shoe: But Is It the Best?​

The Nike Vaporfly 4 is a feather-light, super-flashy, minimalist super shoe — but is it Nike's fastest running shoe yet? It has an angled carbon-fibre plate, advanced ZoomX foam, and a much slighter midsole than its bigger and bulkier cousin, the Nike Alphafly 3.

So, how does the Vaporfly 4 compare to its counterpart, and other racing shoes on the market? Senior Editor Alex Cyr tested it thoroughly and shares whether or not he thinks it's worth the buy.

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