The key to record-breaking performances?
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As record running times drop, what role is footwear playing?
Good news for Australia’s 1.35 million runners and joggers.
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Running once a week, or for 50 minutes a week, significantly improves your health and reduces your risk of dying at a single point in time.
Recent marathons in Qatar were run during the night to avoid the hottest temperatures.
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The marathons in next year’s Tokyo Olympics have been moved to Sapporo, because of concerns around Tokyo’s extreme heat. The move, though controversial, will reduce risks to the athletes’ health.
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Can running shoes make the difference that breaks a record? Nike’s new trainers are neither the first nor last examples of technology causing a stir in competitive sport.
Eliud Kipchoge on his way to winning the London Marathon in April 2019. He’ll certainly go faster in Vienna this week.
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Kenyan marathon legend Eliud Kipchoge is bidding to break the mythical 2-hour barrier in Vienna this week. Analysis of previous world records suggest he needs to find an extra 15 second from somwhere.
An arbitration court ruled that the 28-year-old runner must lower her testosterone levels in order to compete.
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Sports are segregated by sex. But what happens when athletes don’t fit neatly into sport’s definition of gender?
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Running can be addictive. Here’s how to beat that addiction.
Exercising during pregnancy is fine, so long as it’s not a tough new regime.
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Five out of five experts agree running during pregnancy is OK.
Working hard.
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Working out can make you a better worker, too.
Parents can fork out big bucks for different shoes for different sports for their children.
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If you’ve been injury-free in your current sports shoe, and you’re performing at a level you are happy with, you may already have the right shoes on your feet.
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Many children in New Zealand grow up barefoot. Should all children follow this model?
Canadian runner Leslie Sexton crosses the finish line as the fastest Canadian woman to compete in the Toronto Marathon on October 22, 2017.
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New research aims to better understand the bodies of runners, so that ‘smart’ nutritional supplements can be developed.
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The Daily Mile started in a primary school in central Scotland six years ago. Now it has spread to 3,600 schools in 35 countries.
Caster Semenya celebrates winning the women’s 800m at the Rio Olympics.
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A new policy may spell the end of Caster Semenya’s illustrious running career.
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Drinking coffee before exercising could make you run faster and lift heavier - if you’ve the right genes.
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Simply smiling or frowning could change your running for the better (or worse).
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How pushing yourself to new extremes can help you to self-care
If you start running the same distance every day you’ll increase your base level of fitness, but you’ll plateau after a while.
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The more you exercise, the more your body adapts to it. Here’s how you can improve the gains from your training.
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Final year is stressful enough – without having to run 26 miles.
The modern marathon distance comes from the 1908 London Olympics.
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The story behind the marathon is more complicated than it seems.