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Training/Science

December 21, 2022

A High Schooler's AI-Infused Running App: Fast and Fit

A 17-year-old made an app that has a race calculator and uses AI to measure wear and tear on running shoes.
October 26, 2020

An Inside Look at How Sara Hall Fuels Her Training (Sponsored)

Learn how UCAN helped fuel Sara Hall's success in London.
February 13, 2018

Book Review: "Endure" by Alex Hutchinson -- A Fitting Successor to "The Sports Gene" As the Next Great Sports Science Book

Treat yourself to your own Valentine's Day gift by buying Alex Hutchinson's new book Endure which we give our highest rating - 5 stars out of 5.
January 19, 2018

10 Things I Learned From the Best High School Cross Country and Track Coaches in America

What did we learn from the top high school coaches in the country? Joan HunterDan IversonJonathan Dalby, and John O'Malley. A lot.
November 01, 2017

You Have More in Common With Meb Than You Think - Generation UCAN (Sponsored)

Generation UCAN fuels America's best marathoners.
April 05, 2017

Does Science Explain Why So Many More Women Than Men Collapse At The End Of Races?

The next time you see scores of women collapsing at the end of a race, you might want to think twice before assuming this means they are less tough than men.
February 14, 2017

Could a Cooling Wristband Be The Answer To Athletes Who Struggle with the Heat?

For years, scientists have been working on solutions to keep athletes cool before, during and after competition. We took a look at the dhamaSPORT, a new cooling wristband used by multiple U.S. Olympians in Rio which will also be used by several members of Team USA at the upcoming World Cross Country Championships in Uganda.
August 19, 2016

You Have More in Common With Meb Than You Think (Sponsored)

Generation UCAN fuels America's best marathoners.
February 22, 2016

You Have More in Common With Meb Than You Think (Sponsored)

Generation UCAN fuels America's best marathoners.
February 18, 2016

Drew Hunter's Coach Tom "Tinman" Schwartz Explains Critical Velocity And Type IIa Muscle Fibers

We made a mistake in our article on Schwartz and fortunately for all of us that caused Schwartz to share more info on Critical Velocity pace.
February 09, 2016

UCAN Fueling 14 Runners at the Marathon Trials (Sponsored)

Generation UCAN fuels America's best marathoners.
November 30, 2015

Dathan Ritzenhein Finding Success With Meb's "Secret Weapon" - Generation UCAN (Sponsored)

See what fuels two of America's best marathoners.
April 16, 2015

Meb Keflezighi's Nutrition is His Secret to Success (Sponsored)

Meb Keflezighi is still taking names at age 40. How does he do it? His nutrition is super important.

October 11, 2014

LRC Chicago 2014 USA Women Video Roundtable: Whitney Bevins-Lazarra, Sara Cummings, Heidi Greenwood, Lindsey Scherf, Wendy Thomas

Meet America's Blue Collar female marathoners. All with jobs. All hoping to kick ass in Chicago: Whitney Bevins-Lazarra, Sara Cummings, Heidi Greenwood, Lindsey Scherf, Wendy Thomas

October 11, 2014

LRC Video Roundtable With America's Blue Collar Marathoners: Matt Llano, Pat Rizzo, Jameson Mora, Carlos Trujillo and Stephen Pifer

We sat down with America's Blue Collar marathoners and had our first LRC video roundtable, asking them how they got to this point in their careers, about their training, and much, much more. Plus, they give their advice to debut marathoners including Matt Llano.

October 10, 2014

Christo Landry With 150 Mile Weeks and 32 Mile Long Runs Behind Him is Ready for Chicago

The training interview of the weekend from Chicago.

January 31, 2014

Running Legend Craig Virgin Calls For More Transparency Revealing The Medications And Supplements Athletes Are On: "In Sight It Must Be Right"

Two-time World Cross-Country champion Craig Virgin generated some heated debate when he took to his Facebook page after Galen Rupp's American two-mile record run and said among other things, "What is Galen taking or doing ... that is giving him such amazing recuperative/restorative powers?" Virgin called for more transparency in the legal supplements/medications athletes may be taking. LRC spoke with Virgin on his comments and with Galen Rupp's agent Ricky Simms about Virgin's comments and the calls for more transparency. Plus, Simms tells LRC Mo Farah has never been on thyroid medication.
*MB: Craig Virgin and Fam have interesting comments on Rupp and NOP