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Hi runners, Jessy here with newsletter #634! 🎉

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

• 😳 With the race days away, the U.S. 24-hour women’s team could be forced to compete one runner short after Camille Herron doesn't show in France.
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• 💪 How to add functional fitness into your routine to see better results in strength and running performance.
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• 🌲 75 of the toughest ultrarunners on Earth will line up for Backyard Ultra World Champs, a race with no finish line. Here's everything you need to know!​
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• 🏅 The 2025 NYC Marathon medal features a new tactile design, showcasing the course's elevation profile, allowing runners to trace their grit with their fingertips.
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• 🍝 Eat pasta, run fasta! We have your complete guide to carb loading for runners!
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• 🧠 Running has always been a blueprint for resilience, a simple prescription: the more you run, the better you’ll feel. But a new study may crack that narrative wide open.
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• 🌟 WATCH: Mailbag Q&A: Creatine, Dealing With Colds, Supershoes, & Aging Athletes

Get ready to get faster!

Jessy Carveth
Senior News Editor

😳 Camille Herron Fails To Show For 24-Hour World Championships in France, Per Reports

As the clock ticks toward race day in France, Team USA may be down a runner.

Camille Herron, the defending world champ, hasn’t checked in...and her silence has ultrarunning circles on edge.

💪 What Is Functional Fitness? + The 26 Best Functional Fitness Exercises

Functional fitness isn’t just another gym trend; it’s training for real life.

This guide breaks down what it actually means, why it matters, and the 26 best exercises to help you move stronger, feel better, and stay injury-free.

🌲 Everything You Need to Know About the 2025 Backyard Ultra World Championships

It starts with one 4.167-mile loop, then repeats, every hour, until only one runner remains.

This weekend, the world’s best endurance athletes return to Lazarus Lake’s backyard for the most punishing race format ever conceived.

Here’s your complete guide to Big’s 2025 World Championships.

🏅 The 2025 NYC Marathon Medal Tells the Story of Every Climb

This year’s NYC Marathon medal does more than sparkle, it tells your story.

The 2025 design features the course’s full elevation profile etched into its edge, a tactile map of every climb, every bridge, every moment you refused to quit.

🍝 The Runner’s Guide To Carb Loading: Maximize Your Energy On Race Day

The pre-race pasta party is out...strategic carb loading is in.

Learn how to fuel up like a pro (without bloating like a breadstick) and hit the start line with your energy tank on full.

🧠 New Study Links High-Frequency Marathon Running to Elevated Depression and Anxiety

We’ve long said running heals the mind, but what if it sometimes hurts it?

A major new study of serial marathoners found higher rates of depression and anxiety than expected, sparking a necessary conversation about balance, identity, and burnout.

🌟 WATCH: Mailbag Q&A: Creatine, Dealing With Colds, Supershoes, & Aging Athletes

Brady Holmer and Thomas Watson answer your questions in this Run Long Run Healthy podcast.

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