🐌 Should you be running SLOWER?


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Hi runners,

Jessy here with newsletter #516! πŸŽ‰

Happy Monday! ​
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Here's what I have for you today
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  • πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ Olympic triathlon champion, Alex Yee, reveals β€œacute overload injury” following 2:11:08 finish in London. But what does that mean?​
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  • ⏳ For many runners, it can be a struggle to fit training in around commitments such as work, family, and, well, life. Enter: The lunch run.
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  • πŸ˜“ Most runners have probably experienced the pain of shin splints at some point in their careers. Here's how to treat them without stopping your training.
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  • πŸ₯³ Belgium’s Matthieu Bonne becomes the first man to surpass 300 miles after smashing a 29-year-old 48-hour world record mark.​
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  • 🐌 Almost every runner wants to know how they can train to run faster. But could slowing down be the key to running faster?​
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  • πŸ“ˆ WATCH: Running and Longevity: Is the best longevity hack actually... running?

Get ready to get faster!

Jessy Carveth
Senior News Editor

β€‹πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ Alex Yee Suffers β€œAcute Overload Injury” Weeks After Marathon Debut in London​

Alex Yee’s decision to step away from triathlon to make his marathon debut in London in April, with a 2:11:08 finish, has now come with a physical setback.

The Olympic and world champion revealed this week that he’s dealing with what he called a β€œsmall acute overload injury” following the race

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​⏳ The Lunch Run: How To Perfect Your Midday Workout​

Some people like to train first thing in the morning before getting to work. Whereas others really look forward to the end-of-day run to help them clear their heads and forget about the stresses from the work day.

However, there’s yet another option to get your run in during the working day.

The lunch run.

β€‹πŸ˜“ How To Treat Shin Splints For Runners – Without Stopping Your Training​

Shin splints are usually associated with new runners, but they can happen to any runner, especially if you’ve been ramping up the miles. The good news is that there are ways to treat shin splints without using the dreaded β€œR” word: Rest.

Here’s how to treat shin splints for runners!

​πŸ₯³ Long-Standing 48-Hour World Record Broken in Poland​

The men’s and women’s 48-hour world records were both broken this weekend at the 2025 UltraPark Weekend in Pabianice, Poland, marking one of the most significant events in multi-day ultrarunning history.

β€‹πŸŒ Run Slow To Run Fast: Use The 80/20 Method To Run Faster​

Most runners assume that the way to run faster is to do just thatβ€”run faster. In practice, this entails tackling speed workouts like interval sessions on the track, hill sprints, and tempo runs.

However, prominent running coaches also believe that you need to run slow to run faster.

β€‹πŸ“ˆ WATCH: Running and Longevity: Is the Best Longevity Hack Actually... Running?​

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This week, Thomas and Brady are exploring longevity for runners and how running can potentially help us live longer.
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Expect to hear about a sub-4-minute miler's life expectancy, why VO2 Max is the most important trait to optimize for longevity, and thinking in decades, not years.

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