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Hi runners, Jessy here with newsletter #419! 🎉

Happy Monday!​
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Here's what I have for you today:

• 🇺🇸 Fireworks at last weekend's Millrose Games have left us with only one question: are we entering the golden era of U.S. men's distance running?
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• 🚀 Running motivation ebbs and flows. Use these 7 habits of highly effective runners to help get yourself out the door.​
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• ✔️ Nike has launched a new pro running program, Swoosh TC. Is this going to flip the pro running scene on its head?​
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• 🥤 Is Coke Zero the "performance fuel" that's been right under our noses all this time?

Get ready to get faster!

Jessy Carveth
Senior News Editor

​🇺🇸 WATCH: Grant Fisher And Yared Nuguse Shatter World Records At Millrose Games​

The 2025 Millrose Games in New York served up one of the most exciting nights in recent track and field memory.

American distance runners Grant Fisher and Yared Nuguse made history, each setting new world indoor records in the men’s 3000m and mile, respectively.

Parkrun Organizers Rob 83-year-old Runner Of His Age Group Records

​🚀 7 Habits of Highly Effective Runners​

Do you ever find yourself lacking in running motivation when you’re getting ready to go for a run?

Suddenly the sofa seems much more tempting, you find yourself surfing Youtube, you remember you still have to do the dishes . . .

It happens to all of us, but here's what you can do to overcome the hard times.

Parkrun Organizers Rob 83-year-old Runner Of His Age Group Records

​✔️ What Is Swoosh TC? Nike’s Big Bet on the Future of Pro Distance Running​

Nike doesn’t do half-measures. When they decide to shake things up, they go all in.
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​With the demise of the storied (and at times controversial) Bowerman Track Club and the launch of Swoosh TC, they’re overhauling how they develop, train, and support their top athletes.

Parkrun Organizers Rob 83-year-old Runner Of His Age Group Records

​🥤 Is Coke Zero Actually A Great Recovery Drink?​

It all started with a single tweet. Our MH colleague Brady Holmer posted on X about Coke Zero as “performance fuel”, and suddenly the internet had opinions.
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Some people swore by it, others mocked the idea, and a few others just wanted to know: Is Coke Zero actually good for athletes?

​🌶️ How One Runner Gamed The Toronto Chipotle X Strava Challenge​

If you had a chance to win free Chipotle for a year, how far would you go?

For one runner, the answer was 375 laps of a brutal 600-meter loop totaling 140 miles (225 kilometers).
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For another...the answer is more deceitful than you may think.

​🏁 New Video Essay - Why Is A Marathon 26.2 Miles Long (And Why Have We Never Changed It?)​

Thomas dives in with his latest love letter to the marathon distance, exploring the history and evolution of the marathon distance - and perhaps more interestingly - why we have seemingly resisted changing such an unusual race distance for over 100 years.

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