Monday Motivation: Grow Your #MarathonBeard
Growing beards isn’t just for ultrarunners—marathoners can get a little hairy too. First there were #ultrabeards and now there’s the #MarathonBeard. Last week, avid runner and blogger Jason Saltmarsh...
View ArticleFriday Faceplant: Treadmill Fails
On this fine Friday, we bring you the ultimate compilation of treadmill fails. If you’re a novice runner, we understand, treadmills can be tricky. So here’s your video guide to what NOT to do on a...
View ArticleMonday Motivation: Every Runner Has A Reason
A 54-year-old homeless man uses running to stay healthy and do good. On July 27, self-taught artist and runner Ronnie Goodman, who is homeless, ran in the second half of the San Francisco Marathon and...
View ArticleFriday Faceplant: Young Boy Races Elite Marathoners And Trips
This little boy was in the lead until gravity got the better of him. An eager and ambitious young Scottish lad takes a tumble in an attempt to run with the elite at the Commonwealth Games’ women’s...
View ArticleMonday Motivation: 26.2 Miles On The Great Wall of China
Not every marathon has an ancient monument and World Heritage site on its route. A part of the Adventure Marathon series organized by Albatros Travel, the Great Wall Marathon is exactly what it sounds...
View ArticleFriday Faceplant: Spanish Athlete Knocked Unconscious By Nasty Steeplechase Fall
Victor Garcia’s race ended abruptly after tripping over the last hurdle in his 3,000-meter steeplechase heat this past Tuesday at the European Championships in Zurich, Switzerland. The nasty fall...
View ArticleMonday Motivation: What Moves You?
Be moved to hit the trail, road or track by watching this inspiring movie trailer about runners. A new running documentary titled “What Moves You?” (currently in production) digs deep and explores...
View ArticleFriday Fail: Mo Farah’s Saliva Accidentally Hits Photographer In...
A photographer got more than he bargained for while trying to get a great Mo Farah shot. Last Sunday’s Grand Prix meet in Birmingham, England witnessed middle-distance runner and Olympic champion Mo...
View ArticleFriday Fail: Fight Breaks Out During High School Track Meet
A literal take on “fight to the finish” when a brawl is sparked during a race. The race must go on! Even when two high school athletes turned running into a contact sport at last year’s Hispanic...
View ArticleMonday Motivation: Running the Right Way
Double-check your running form with this humorous yet informational ‘how-to’ video. Running incorrectly only makes the activity more difficult and less enjoyable (or somewhat awkward for others to...
View ArticleMonday Motivation: The 4-Minute Mile Jetpack
We’re familiar with wearable jetpacks that make you airborne, but here’s an invention that targets groundspeed instead. Students at Arizona State University have designed a jetpack to help soldiers run...
View ArticleLolo Jones Voted Off First Week Of Dancing With The Stars
A stiff and awkward dance performance by Lolo Jones on Dancing with the Stars leads to her sudden departure from the show. Three-time U.S. Olympian Lolo Jones may be an expert hurdler and bobsledder,...
View ArticleFriday Fail: A Rectangular Track in China
The only track in the world to have right angle corners. A couple months ago Chinese sports officials completed refurbishing a 100,000-square-foot stadium in Tonghe County in northeast China. At first...
View ArticleMonday Motivation: Racing the London Tube
Here’s a unique workout to incorporate into your training. Instead of sprinting around a track, switch it up by outrunning the London underground (or any city subway line for that matter). A London...
View ArticleMonday Motivation: Run A ‘Metamarathon’ With Shia LaBeouf
The famed actor-turned-performance-artist runs 144 laps around a Dutch museum. What would you do if you witnessed Shia LaBeouf running laps around a building in purple spandex with a baton in one...
View ArticleFriday Faceplant: Hurdling Under the Influence
Hurdle under the influence with caution. This is what hurdling practice must look like on a Friday evening when you’re eight beers in and decide to run in sandals. Famous last words: “That’s high.”...
View ArticleMonday Motivation: “Running” From Florida To Bermuda In An Inflatable Bubble
A combined Forrest Gump- and Bubble Boy-inspired attempt at running across the ocean. Ultramarathoner Reza Baluchi was rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard early Saturday morning in an attempt to “run”...
View ArticleMonday Motivation: The Steepest 400-Meter Race
Red Bull redefines the classic 400-meter sprint. The Red Bull 400 challenge may be the world’s most extreme 400-meter race. It consists of sprinting (more like climbing on all fours) up a ski slope...
View ArticleMonday Motivation: Runners After the New York City Marathon
Congratulations to the 50,881 runners that braved chilling 30-mph winds at yesterday’s New York City Marathon! Prior to Sunday, 974,257 people had completed the 26.2-mile course throughout the five...
View Article7 Bizarre World Records in Running
John-Paul De Lacy's record-breaking giraffe costume at the 2010 London Marathon could be seen from a mile away.From running in a giraffe costume to running while hula hooping, there is a host of...
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