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Video: Baby Goucher On Running Injuries and Split Shorts
Youtube.comThis baby can barely walk or talk, but he knows a thing or two about running. The son of American Olympic long-distance runners Kara and Adam Goucher, Colt Goucher has already inherited his...
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Junk Miles: The ‘Talk-About-Running’ Nike Watch
This isn’t your average running watch. The real Nike+ sportwatch has several functions besides just timing your runs, including a GPS, heart rate monitor, calorie burner, and interval/lap marker. But...
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Friday Faceplant: MythBuster Adam Savage Drunk On a Treadmill
Do not try this at home! On a 2008 season episode of Discovery Channel’s MythBusters, show hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman test the myth of whether or not rigorous exercise is a quick sobering cure...
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Junk Miles: High Jumping In A Grocery Store
The Drake Relays has done a lot of interesting promotions around Des Moines, Iowa, in recent years to keep local interest in the 105-year-old meet high. For this year’s meet, they put on a high jumping...
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Monday Motivation: 8 Stages of Marathon Running
Planning to run a marathon anytime soon? Here’s another take from BuzzFeed on the 26.2 miles of emotion you’ll experience along the way. The post Monday Motivation: 8 Stages of Marathon Running...
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Junk Miles: James Nielsen Breaks Beer Mile World Record
Sixty years ago, Sir Roger Bannister showed that barriers were made to be broken, as the Englishman became the first man ever to run under 4 minutes for the mile with his historic 3:59.4 clocking. On...
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Video: Sh*t Barefoot Runners Say
Barefoot runners are few but growing in numbers, and one of them has a lot to say about the peculiar style of running. In this video poking fun at barefoot runners, Steven Sashen, himself a barefoot...
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Junk Miles: What If Running Was Bad For You?
If running was bad for you, this is what it would look like. Help! We have an addiction and it’s called running! Symptoms include shin splints, excessive sweating, shortness of breath, restless legs,...
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15 Hilarious Twitter Photos Of Runners And Cats
This may be the most brilliant running meme that has hit the Internet. A new Twitter page called Runners + Cats (@RunnersandCats) has become an internet sensation with almost 3,000 followers since its...
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Friday Faceplant: Running On ‘Water’
If you fall, at least it’s softer than the ground. A couple weekends ago at the GoPro Mountain Games in Vail, Colo., Vibram, the minimalist footwear company, set up a mini water attraction called the...
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Monday Motivation: High School Runner Helps Competitor Across Finish Line
A reminder that running, contrary to common belief, is in fact a team sport. A couple years ago at the Division III girls state track meet in Columbus, Ohio, high school runner Meghan Vogel displayed...
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Friday Faceplant: Mascot Fails To Piggyback World Champion Hurdler
This mascot forgot to jump over the hurdles and ran into a stack of them instead. Jamaican hurdler and Olympic champion Malaine Walker took first in the 400-meter hurdles at the 2009 IAAF World...
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Monday Motivation: Underdog Billy Mills Wins Olympic Gold
Watch Olympic history unfold with this incredible and unexpected win. At the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, Native American Billy Mills became the first and only American to win Olympic gold in the 10,000-meter...
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Glasgow Airport Greets Runners With Red Carpet Track
Photo: @BritAthleticsAre you ready to race other travelers to the runway? Athletes arriving at Glasgow Airport for this Friday and Saturday’s Glasgow Grand Prix stepped off their flights only to find...
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Friday Faceplant: Major Treadmill Fail
Watch the man in the background very closely. Anything can happen during a live interview, including someone unknowingly stepping onto a running treadmill. Can you guess what happens next? You’ll have...
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Who Is Faster: Cristiano Ronaldo vs. Angel Rodriguez?
Cristiano Ronaldo is the top player on the Real Madrid soccer team. Photo: www.shutterstock.comWorld-class sprinters are obviously very fast. But are they faster than other athletes? This video uses...
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Monday Motivation: Running A Mile In Swim Fins
Try running a mile under 6 minutes—in swim fins. Zach Miller, a recent graduate of Brunswick High School in Maine, broke a Guinness World Record by running a 5:48 mile in swim fins. The previous...
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Friday Faceplant: 110-Meter Hurdle Fail
One misplaced hurdle leads to several unforeseen faceplants. A few years ago at a high school track meet in Anchorage, Alaska, someone had forgotten to move the sixth hurdle from the girls’ 100-meter...
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Monday Motivation: 48-Year-Old Man Runs Sub-4:20 Mile
Don’t judge a man’s speed by his age. On July 9 at Olympian High School in Chula Vista, Calif., 48-year-old Brad Barton became the oldest man to run a sub-4:20 mile. The father of five and keynote...
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Friday Faceplant: 4X100-Meter Relay Runner Takes A Tumble
It’s all over when the baton drops. At the 2011 IAAF World Championships in Athletics held in Daegu, South Korea, American Darvis Patton trips and rolls right before the final hand-off to anchor...
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