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It's 5PM in New York. Late August. 92 degrees, equatorial humidity. The clouds are gathering. The distant sound of thunder. 
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Frantic mood swings, hallucinations and nausea—no, we’re not talking about the effects of the latest black market drug, but something much more intimidating: ultrarunning. Defined as any run longer than a marathon, ultrarunners embark on 50 and even 100-mile races.
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I haven't had a running injury in ages. In fact the last time I had what I consider to be a bona fide running injury was in 2002. I eliminated "injury" from my running lexicon by switching to the lightest weigh
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Ultramarathons have never had big financial rewards. A trophy, a T-shirt and maybe some free trainers is considered a good haul – but is that about to change?
Kevan Huston's insight:
Interesting question. To be sure, there are diminishing returns after a certain point wrt race results. But if you invested substantial sums in hitherto underfunded races or distances, you will almost certainly see dramatic time increases at first. If elite marathoners started running Ultras, times absolutely would fall. Ultra runners aren't metabolically unique relative to an elite marathoner. It's naive to think otherwise.
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We spoke to Meltzer about what he eats in the days and hours leading up to the gunshot that sends runners flying into an hours-long sufferfest.
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Running in summer heat on the U.S. East Coast is something you have to experience first hand to appreciate how exhausting it truly is.
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I have been very fortunate to have had only a handful of running injuries over the years: tibialis posterior tenosynovitis; popliteus tenosynovitis; Iliotibial band syndrome; a bone bruise under my right big toe
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With an opportunity to compete on a national stage, Sierra Gold shined.The Nevada County based track and field team made its way to Spokane, Washington over the weekend...
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Some experts advocate quality over quantity. Others say the opposite. Who’s right?
Kevan Huston's insight:
I have never bought notion of "junk miles". It's all metabolic and capillary adaptation.
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Six stories about running and the human drive to push through pain.
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