April 01, 2023
Yared Nuguse Reveals the Secret of His Success: Triple Threshold Training
Nuguse says he learned about the system from Jake Wightman at the Wild Duck on the night of the World Championship 1500 final last year.
March 29, 2023
The Balanced Runner analyzes Hellen Obiri's form: "Yes, there's a lot of up-and-down, but that's not actually a bad thing."
Is her form too inefficient to hold up over 26.2?
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.
November 21, 2018
The Final Day in Ethiopia: Kenenisa Bekele's Bar & Training "Camp" with a Guy Who Beat Gebrselassie at Worlds
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 Hunter, Dan Iverson, Jonathan 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.